Axle Drive Shafts: Reassembly

To reassemble CV joints, reverse disassembly procedure and note the following: Lubricate joints with 3 ozs. (90 g) of molybdenum disulphide grease. After inserting balls into inner CV joint hub and cage, insert hub and cage into joint perpendicularly.
Chamfer of ball hub splines must face larger diameter of joint. Then rotate ball and cage into position and ensure CV joint wide ball groove and narrow hub groove are on same side of joint. See Fig 1 . Joint is correctly assembled if hub can move over shaft splines by hand.

Fig 1: Installing Ball Hub and Cage in Inner CV Join
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Outer CV joint alignment marks must match after reassembly. Replace dust boots and clamps. Install CV joints onto drive axle shaft with inside ball hub chamfer facing shaft. Outer CV joint must be assembled with dished washer concave side facing thrust washer and convex side of thrust washer facing CV joint. See Fig 2 .

Fig 2: Cutaway View of Outer CV Joint Showing Installation of Dished and Thrust Washers
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