Contents: Removal 🠛 Installation 🠛
Removal
Remove the wheel drive shaft from the appropriate side.
Remove the wheel drive shaft covers.
Cut or re-cut the two clamps without damaging the groove on the hinge body.
Cut the cover.
Remove as much grease as possible.
Fig. 3.193. Removing the tripod joint cover
Remove the tripod joint cover (fig. 3.193).
Note: There is no locking tab on the hinge body, it can be removed without applying force.
Note: Do not remove the rollers from the journals, as the rollers and needles are worn to each other and should not be interchanged.
Fig. 3.194. Removing the tripod joint retaining ring
Remove the retaining ring (fig. 3.194).
Fig. 3.195. Pressing the tripod joint
Using a press, press the tripod joint using the puller as a stop (fig. 3.195).
Note: Mark the position of the tripod joint before removal.
Installation
To facilitate installation of the protective cover, lightly lubricate the wheel drive shaft.
Lubricate the hinge housing.
Place the boot on the drive shaft.
Install the small diameter belt of the boot into the groove of the wheel drive shaft.
Insert the tripod joint, maintaining the position marked during removal.
Fig. 3.196. Shaft assembly
Install the retaining ring (fig. 3.196).
Install the hinge housing.
Fill the boot and the hinge housing equally with the required amount of grease.
Place the protruding belts of the cover in the grooves.
Fig. 3.197. Adjusting the amount of air inside the hinge
Insert a rod with rounded edges between the boot and the hinge body to adjust the amount of air inside the hinge (fig. 3.197).