OEM 2010 Cadillac DTS CV Joint

2010 Cadillac DTS Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to replace the Outer CV Joint and CV Boot (FE7) on 2010 Cadillac DTS?

  A: In order to replace the wheel drive shaft outer joint and boot (FE7), begin the process of removing the large rectangular seal retaining clamp from the cv joint with a side cutter and discard it making sure not to cut through the inboard or outboard boot because it may break the sealing surface. Use a hand grinder to cut through the swage ring and take off the small eared clamp with a side cutter and throw it away. Then, remove the halfshaft outboard seal from the cv joint outer ring that has larger diameter, by sliding the seal away from the joint down the halfshaft bar. Wipe off the grease from the face of the cv joint inner race, then spread the ears on the race retaining ring with j 8059 and pull out the cv joint assembly from the halfshaft bar. Take out and throw away the old outboard seal and with the use of a brass drift tap and tilt the cv joint cage, removing every one of the six chrome alloy balls. Turn the cv joint cage and inner race 90 degrees to align with the outer race, after which they can be lifted out along with the cage and inner race, by rotating the inner race upwards to separate it from the cage. Clean inner and outer race assmbilies, cv joint cage and chrome alloy balls thoroughly with cleaning solvent that will remove all old grease and contaminants and the dry those parts. The cv joint assembly should be inspected for abnormal wear, cracks or damage and such defective parts are changed, and the half shaft bar should be cleaned using wire brush to clear the rust at the seal mounting area. Mount the halfshaft into a vise for eared clamp installation when installing then install a new swage ring or eared clamp onto the neck of the outboard seal without swaging or crimping. Slide the outboard seal onto halfshaft bar and slide in the seal groove. For swage ring installation, use dt-48267 to align and attach the swage ring by tightening bolts alternately until both sides are bottomed and check for lip deformity and re-swage if needed. Crimp the eared clamp with use of j 35910 to a torque of 136nm (100 lbft), the gap dimension needs must be checked, continuing to tighten until stabilized. Apply a thin layer of grease of the service kit to the grooves of the ball of the inner and outer parts then put the inner race and mount it on the cage laying it in line with the outer race. This is followed by the insertion of the chrome balls into the area, packing the cv joint with grease together with pushing it on the halfshaft bar until a retainer ring is seated. Make sure that the outboard seal has a proper shape then slide the large diameter of the outboard seal, together with the large seal retaining clamp over the cv joint outer race where the seal lip should be placed in the groove. Tighten the seal retaining clamp into 174 nm (130 lb ft) crimp while measuring the gap dimension hence tightening it up to the following dimension 1.9 mm (5/64 in).