Drive shaft elements with ball joints
1 - shaft housing; 2, 3 - retaining ring; 3 - CV joint housing (T.J.); 4 - hinge assembly; 6, 8 - clamp; 7 - protective cover; 9 - hinge assembly.
Disassembly
Remove the clamps securing the protective cover.
Remove the protective cover from the inner hinge housing.
Remove the inboard joint housing from the drive shaft.
Remove old grease from constant velocity joint.
Remove the circlip from the end of the drive shaft.
Remove the inner race with balls from the drive shaft.
1 - CV joint housing a; 2 - separator; 3 - inner ring.
Using a screwdriver blade, pry the balls out of the cage.
Rotate the inner ring 90°while aligning the tabs on the inner ring with the cage windows and remove the inner race from the cage.
Using a solvent, clean all parts of the hinge. Check the condition of the parts for pitting, scratches, cracks and damage. If there are defects, replace the hinge assembly.
A typical broken hinge separator
Assembly
Install the inner ring into the cage, while matching the alignment marks.
Insert the balls into the separator windows.
In order not to damage the protective cover when installing on the drive shaft, wrap the splines of the drive shaft with adhesive tape.
Slide the small protective boot clamp onto the drive shaft, then the protective boot and remove the adhesive tape.
Further assembly is carried out in the reverse order.
CV joint repair kit
1 - CV joint housing of the right wheel; 2 - retaining ring; 3 - CV joint housing of the left wheel; 4 - hinge assembly; 5 - retaining ring; 6, 8 - collar; 7 - cover.