Table of contents: External hinge 🠇 Inner hinge 🠇
External hinge
Removal
1. Remove the drive shaft.
2. Secure the drive shaft in a vice with soft jaws and remove the boot mounting clamps.
3. Slide the protective cover down the shaft.
4. Using a hammer or soft punch, strike the joint sharply and remove the joint from the shaft.
5. Remove the snap ring from the drive shaft groove. A new snap ring must be used when installing the CV joint.
6. Remove the rubber protective boot from the drive shaft.
7. Using an appropriate solvent, clean the CV joint and dry it. Inspect the joint.
8. Check the movement of the ball joints, as well as the balls themselves for damage.
9. Check the tracks on the inside and outside of the joint where the ball joints move.
10. If any part of the hinge is worn, the entire hinge must be replaced. If the hinge is in satisfactory condition, a repair kit of parts must be used, consisting of a new protective cover, a retaining ring, clamps and hinge grease.
Installation
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1. Plastic rings (photo on the left) are located on the outside of the protective cover. Slide the inside of the protective cover onto the shaft (indicated by the arrow in the photo on the right).
2. Install the inner end of the boot into the drive shaft groove or onto the plastic bushing (if used).
3. Install a new snap ring into the groove on the end of the drive shaft.
4. Align the splines of the joint and the drive shaft and install the joint on the drive shaft until it is secured with a retaining ring.
5. Fill the joint with grease and install the protective boot into the joint groove.
6. Secure the protective cover with clamps using a hook and pliers.
7. Bend the protruding end of the clamp and cut off the excess part.
8. Fold the end of the clamp near the bracket.
9. Press the bracket onto the clamp.
10. Lift the inner end of the boot to equalize the air pressure under the boot, then secure with a clamp.
11. Check the smoothness of the CV joint rotation and install the drive shaft on the vehicle.
Inner hinge
1. Remove the drive shaft from the vehicle.
2. Secure the drive shaft in a vice with soft jaws and remove the boot mounting clamps. Slide the protective boot down the shaft. Using a hammer or soft punch, sharply strike the joint and remove the joint from the shaft. Remove the snap ring from the groove of the drive shaft. When installing the CV joint, a new snap ring must be used.
3. Remove the outer hinge protective boot and, if installed, the plastic bushing securing the inner end of the boot.
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4. Remove the clamps securing the inner joint protective boot and slide the protective boot along the shaft. Since the protective boot is removed, the outer part of the inner joint can be removed from the shaft.
5. Remove the plastic sleeve from the case.
6. Using solvent, clean the joint and dry it.
Examination
1. Check the inner joint components for wear. The support rollers should rotate smoothly and evenly.
2. If defects are found during inspection of the inner joint, the entire drive shaft must be replaced.
3. Lubricate the working part of the inner hinge.
4. Clean the drive shaft of rust and sharp edges that could damage the protective boot when installing it. Slide the protective boot of the inner joint onto the shaft until the boot is installed in the groove.
5. Install the inner joint on the drive shaft and secure the protective boot into the joint grooves. Secure the protective boot with clamps.
6. Install the outer CV joint (see above).