1 - Sleeve, 2 - Cross, 3 - Retaining ring, 4 - Cover, 5 - Clamp.
Operating procedure:
- remove the drive shaft;
- bite both clamps with a suitable tool and slide the cover from the hinge towards the shaft;
- Remove as much grease as possible from boot cavity and hinge mechanism. Do not use solvent to clean parts;
- slide the hinge body from the hinge mechanism, preventing the rollers from falling off the hinge pins, as they are sized together;
- remove the retaining ring from the shaft;
- mark the position of the hinge relative to the shaft and press it off the shaft with a puller (see Figure 4.57); do not rest the legs of the puller on the rollers, as they may be deformed;
- having removed the inner part of the hinge, remove the cover from the shaft;
- inspect the hinge parts to determine suitability. Chips, excessive wear, gouges and similar damage are not allowed. The rollers must rotate on spikes without jamming;
- lightly lubricate the driveshaft to ease boot installation. Put the cover on the shaft, place the belt of the small diameter cover in the groove on the drive shaft;
- install the inner part of the hinge in position according to the mark made during removal, and install the retaining ring;
- fix the inner part of the hinge on the shaft by punching at three points through 120°, jamming the metal of the splines;
- install the hinge body on the inner part of the hinge;
- fill the boot and the hinge body equally with grease, the mass of the grease is 110 g;
- place the protruding belts of the cover in the grooves;
Figure 4.58. Position of the RC 462 joint boot on the drive shaft
- insert a rounded rod between the boot and the hinge body to adjust the amount of air inside the hinge. Change the position of the hinge until you get the size (between the end of the hinge body and the end of the groove on the drive shaft for installing a belt of small diameter of the cover), equal to 190 mm (Figure 4.58). In this position, remove the rod;
- install the clamps with a crimping tool;
- before installing the shaft, check the smooth movement of the hinge in all planes;