GM 10359973
Inner Boot, Front

Start by removing the wheel drive shaft from your vehicle before replacing its front inner joint and boot assembly. Set the wheel drive shaft bar inside a soft-cushioned vise. First remove the boot retaining clamp from the tripod housing boot with a flat-bladed tool before using side cutters to remove the boot clamp from the wheel drive shaft boot. Start by separating the tripod housing from the wheel drive shaft before removing the retaining clip and the tripod spider that's fitted onto the wheel drive shaft. Check the wheel drive shaft internal joint for damage as well as signs of too much wear after removing the boot from the shaft. Fasten the boot onto the wheel drive shaft before installing the tripot spider assembly on the wheel drive shaft so it rests against the shoulder. Insert the retaining ring into the wheel drive shaft before filling the seal with half of the kit grease and the remaining grease into the tripod housing. The tripod housing should be positioned onto the wheel drive shaft followed by installing boot clamp on both tripot housing boot and wheel drive boot spaces. To secure the boot clamp properly use the J 35910 - Drive Axle Seal Clamp Pliers together with a breaker bar, torque wrench, or ratchet. First adjust the clamp to create a 2.15 mm (0.085 in) wide gap and then finalize the clamp at 1.9 mm (0.070 in). Use circular motion to spread tripot joint grease between applications before the permanent reinstallation of the wheel drive shaft.

Install the inner CV joint, ensuring it just touches the inner retaining ring.

Discard the boot clamp from the boot and the wheel drive shaft with side cutters, and replace it with new clamps.

Take out the retaining ring from the groove on the wheel drive shaft bar and remove the spider assembly, followed by the seal from the wheel drive shaft bar.

Use the CH-48894 Wheel Drive Shaft Boot Clamp Pliers to close the boot clamp securely.

The distance should be 88.6 mm (3.50 in).