How to Replace a CV Boot and CV Joint on a Rear Wheel Drive Shaft for Inner on 2009 Buick Enclave?

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To replace the rear wheel drive shaft inner joint and boot, delete the rear wheel drive shaft to begin with. Next, remove the outer CV joint and boot making sure that you don't cut out the inboard or the outboard boot to avoid damaging the sealing surface that can then allow water and dirt into the constant velocity joint resulting in premature degradation of the CV joint. Remove off boot clamps and boot clamps from the CV joint using the right tool. If a boot has a damage or there is a foreign object in the CV joint, you will replace the wheel drive shaft as an assembly because the inner CV joint cannot be serviced. Strip off the CV joint boot from the CV joint and the wheel drive shaft, and if the surface of the ball bearings is dull they should replace the wheel drive shaft as cleans. Clean the lubricant of the CV joint and the wheel drive shaft. During assembly, attach the CV joint boot and clamp on the wheel drive shaft and CV joint housing making sure that the boot is placed on the groove of the wheel drive shaft. With J 35910 - Drive Axle Boot Clamp Pliers, a breaker bar, and a torque wrench or ratchet, compress the clamp so that the gap is equal to 1.8 mm; 0.07 in by the end of the process. Put half of the lubricant into the CV joint boot and the other half into the CV joint. The installation of the CV joint boot and clamp is done to the CV joint housing. For the vehicles with ear type boot clamp, using J 35910 - Drive Axle Boot Clamp Pliers and a breaker bar with a torque/ratchet wrench to tighten until the gap is 1.9mm (0.07 in) should ensure that the boot clamp is properly closed and seated. For earless type clamps, go to closing the boot clamp using CH 48894 - Drive Axle Seal Clamp Pliers. Rock the CV joint in circular motion to spread the lubricant within the CV joint housing, clean the CV joint on the outside of the CV joint housing, affix the CV joint and boot, then the wheel drive shaft.

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2009 Buick Enclave Outer Boot, Rear

2009 Buick Enclave Inner Boot, Rear

2009 Buick Enclave Outer CV Joint Boot, Front

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