OEM 2002 Chevrolet Venture CV Joint

2002 Chevrolet Venture CV Joint Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to replace the inner CV Joint and seal on 2002 Chevrolet Venture?

  A: To replace the wheel drive shaft inner joint and seal, start with the available tools: Drive Axle Seal Clamp Pliers (J 35566) and Drive Shaft Seal Clamp Pliers (J 42572). Drive Axle Seal Clamp Pliers measure 3-15/16 inches with 9-13/16 inches between handles and weigh 1-5/8 pounds. Drive Shaft Seal Clamp Pliers measure 8-1/8 inches with 15 inches between handles and weigh 1-11/16 pounds mohou. First, cut out the small seal clamp from the wheel drive shaft bar with side cutters and dispose of them while making sure not to damage the inboard seal and trilobal tripot bushing. Next, loosen the large seal clamp from the tripot joint and discard it. Prise off the inboard seal of the trilobal tripot bushing, then move it away from the joint and along the wheel drive shaft bar. Disassemble the housing from tripot joint spider and the wheel drive shaft bar, along with guide and spring from the tripot housing. Mark the place of the tripot spider on the wheel drive shaft bar so as to have the right 60 degree deviation while reassembling. Carefully tapping around the tripot spider face with a brass drift and hammer, compresses the barrel retaining ring, then tripot spider's removal and discarding of the barrel retaining ring. Check the inboard seal, tripot joint spider assembly, housing and trilobal tripot bushing for damages or wear. To assemble it, find a new small seal clamp and slide it onto the small part of the joint seal, then slide it on to the wheel drive shaft bar where you position the joint seal in the groove. Before retightening this rtain retaining clamp seal, this tool J 42572 Drive Shaft Seal Clamp Pliers is used to crimp the raintaining clamp seal, with a torque of 136 Nm (100 ft. lbs.). Refit a new barrel retaining ring, retaining the 60-degree offset and adjust the reference mark for the tripot spider to the wheel drive shaft bar. Install the tripot spider while compressing the barrel retaining ring, verifying positive engagement. Put grease from the service kit in the inboard seal and repack housing. Mount the spring and guide to the tripot housing and retain with grease. Install the trilobal tripot bushing on the housing, place the larger new seal retaining clamp on the inboard seal, and slip on the housing over the tripot joint spider assembly. Check that the inboard seal is not only in proper shape but also reshaped if required. Last, align and lock the inboard seal, tripot housing, and large seal retaining clamp using Drivers Axles Seal Clamp Pliers (J 35566), and actuate the inboard seal outward until the latching tangs are fully engaged, and turn outer tripot housing several times to dispense grease into bearings.