How to replace the outer CV Boot and CV Joint on the wheel drive shaft on Cadillac Escalade ESV?

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Initial steps require removal of the wheel drive shaft before performing replacement of the wheel drive shaft outer joint and boot. Caution is needed to use the hand grinder near where the cv joint outer race meets and cut through the swage ring carefully. Use side cutters to detach the small boot clamp before moving the boot the opposite direction from the cv joint outer race. Thoroughly clean all grease from the cv joint face before locating the halfshaft bar retaining snap ring inside the inner race. Insert j 8059 (Snap Ring Pliers) onto the snap ring ears and use the tool to separate the parts. Pull the cv joint and boot sequence out of the halfshaft bar and dispose of the old boot. A brass drift tool should be used for tapping and tilting movements on cv joint cages to remove the chrome alloy balls while repeating the procedure for all six balls. Begin by rotating the cage and inner race 90 degrees to obtain clearance for extraction. After cleaning with solvent all parts like inline race assemblies, cv joint cage and chrome alloy balls remove every trace of damaged grease or pollution. Determine whether any parts show wear or damage before you replace defective components. Then dry all the pieces. A wire brush should be used to clean rust from the seal mounting region on the halfshaft bar. First review all parts then distribute a small amount of recommended grease into both inner and outer race grooves. Insert the inner race into the assembly while maintaining a 90-degree angle relative to the cage. Then align it with the cage's windows. Use a brass drift to twist the cage into the chrome alloy balls as you set inner race and cage inside outer race . Next apply pre-measured grease from the kit into the cv joint boot and assembly before placing the new small boot clamp onto the cv joint seal and guiding the boot onto the halfshaft bar with the small end positioned in the joint boot groove. The small boot clamp requires placement onto the cv joint seal using j 35910 (Drive Axle Seal Clamp Pliers) and securing at 136 n.m (100 lb ft). Verify the clamp ear gap measurement during this process. Place the boot between two flat objects then create an oval outline. Set the retaining ring portion of the cv joint inner race to face the halfshaft bar while sliding the cv joint onto position. Verify the joint functions with manual force. Use j 36652-1 (Drive Axle Clamp Swage Tool) for 1500 models and j 36652-2 (Axle Swage Tool) for 2500, 3500, and hummer h2 models to clamp the large swage ring tightly around the cv joint boot as you wrap it around the cv joint outer race. Install the top half of the tool over boot and assembly and swage ring along with the cv joint end of the halfshaft assembly. Tighten each bolt individually to achieve complete tool closure. Remove the halfshaft assembly from the tool after loosening its bolts and reinstall the wheel drive shaft.

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