OEM Buick Rendezvous Drive Shaft

Buick Rendezvous Drive Shaft Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Drive Shaft
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  Q: How to replace the Drive Shaft on Buick Rendezvous?

  A: Vehicle support and raising becomes the first step before starting a propeller shaft replacement process. Before removing the propeller shaft-to-transfer case flange bolts you must mark the propeller shaft at its transfer case flange. Mark the propeller shaft at the torque tube flange then remove all propeller shaft-to-torque tube flange bolts. Steer the propeller shaft so it sits at the back of the vehicle before taking it out. Assembly of the propeller shaft begins by fitting its rear end to the torque tube flange where reference marks on both components need to align. The threads of components need Thread-lock treatment from GM P/N United States 12345493 P/N Canada 10953488 or equivalent solution before final assembly takes place. The propeller shaft-to-torque tube bolts should be hand-installed so the proper bond exists while the crescent washers need to rest between pairs of bolts. Push the propeller shaft toward the back of the vehicle while installing it to the transfer case flange to achieve proper reference mark alignment. Install propeller shaft-to-transfer case bolts with crescent washers between every pair of bolts then cross-tighten them to 33 Nm (24 ft. lbs.). Afterward the technician should lower the vehicle before performing a cross sequence tightening process of the propeller shaft to torque tube bolts with a torque value of 33 Nm (24 ft. lbs.).