OEM 2005 Chevrolet Venture CV Joint

2005 Chevrolet Venture CV Joint Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to replace the front CV Joint inner joint and seal on 2005 Chevrolet Venture?

  A: To change the front wheel drive shaft inner joint and seal, the following tools will be needed: snap ring pliers-parallel jaw (J 8059), drive axle seal clamp pliers (J 35910), and drive axle swage ring clamp (J 41048). Start by removing the swage ring from the half shaft bar with a hand grinder while being careful not to ruin the half shaft bar. Trim off the large seal retaining clamp from the tripot joint with side cutters and throw it away. Disassemble the inboard seal from the tri-lobal tripot bushing on the large diameter and move the seal from the joint across the halfshaft bar. The housing need to be removed from the tripot joint spider and halfshaft bar followed with the spacer ring and spider assembly using the snap ring pliers-parallel jaw (J 8059) and dispose the boot and rings. Remove the rust from half shaft bar near boot mounting with wire brush and check the needle rollers and needle bearings with trunnion for wear or damage, if found replace quality parts with the kit. For installation, take the new small swage ring and slide it on the small end of the joint seal and allow both to slide to the halfshaft bar have the small end of the joint seal insert into the joint seal groove. Mount the drive axle swage ring clamp (J 41048) in a vise, align the inboard end of the halfshaft assembly in the tool, align the seal neck in the bottom die, and confirm no pinch points in the halfshaft inboard seal prior to inserting and tightening the bolts. Insert the halfshaft inboard seal, halfshaft bar, and swage ring, clamping the drive axle swage ring clamp (J 41048) with the bolts that are then tightened 180° at a time with a ratchet wrench. Mount the spacer ring into the groove of the halfshaft bar with the help of the snap ring pliers-parallel jaw (J 8059), slide the tripot joint spider assembly towards the spacer ring, and fit another spacer ring into the groove. Inject half of the detachable grease from the service kit in to the halfshaft inboard seal and the balance in to the housing retacking it so that the tri-lobal tripot bushing is flush to the housing face. Mount the new tri-lobal tripot bushing to the housing, install the bigger new seal retaining clamp on the halfshaft inboard seal, and slide housing over the tripot joint spider assembly. Make sure the halfshaft inboard seal is shaped correctly, and if needed, shape it, and put the joint assembly in the right vehicle dimension depending on the engine type with specific dimensions. Align the halfshaft inboard seal, tripot housing and large seal retaining clamp and crimp clamp to torque using the drive axle seal clamp pliers (J 35910), inspect the gap dimension of the clamp ear and tighten further if required. Lastly, thoroughly stroke the joint several times in order to spread the grease.