GM 13296184
Outer CV Joint, Front

The first step for replacing front wheel drive shaft's outer joint and boot begins with removing the wheel drive shaft from its vehicle position. Place the drive Axle Shaft inside a soft-jawed vice while conserving the inboard and outboard boot from cutting to maintain the sealing surface and reduce constant velocity joint wear. A flat blade tool removes the boot clamp from the constant velocity (CV) joint and the boot before side cutters extract and dispose of the boot clamp from both components. Install new clamps instead. A block of wood and hammer allow users to extract the cv joint from the wheel drive shaft and then remove the boot from the wheel drive shaft. During boot installation place the boot onto the wheel drive shaft but make sure it fits correctly into the wheel drive shaft groove. The lubrication process should be split with one part placed in the cv joint boot and the remaining section placed in the cv joint itself. Position the wheel drive shaft cv joint using a hardwood block and a hammer before clamping the boot to the wheel drive shaft inboard then continuing with the boot to cv joint housing outboard clamp installation around the boot's whole circumference. The dt 35910 pliers need to tighten the clamp while you measure a gap of 2.15 mm (0.85 in) then apply the ch 48894 pliers to shut the boot clamp . Reposition the wheel drive shaft onto the bench vise after applying circular motion to the cv joint 4 to 5 times to achieve lubricant distribution before returning the wheel drive shaft to the vehicle.