How to replace the outer CV Boot and CV Joint on Chevrolet Silverado 1500?

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To replace the wheel drive shaft outer joint and boot, first, remove the wheel drive shaft and the wheel drive shaft seal cover if any exist. Take care while using hand grinder around the cv joint outer race, cut through the swage ring. Pass the side cutters and cut off the small boot clamp, then slide the boot down the halfshaft bar and further from the cv joint outer race. Scrub all grease off the cv joint face and find the halfshaft bar retaining snap ring inserted in the inner race. Spread the snap ring ears apart with j 8059, pull the cv joint and boot from the halfshaft bar and bunnage the old boot. Gently tap and tilt the cv joint cage and remove the chrome alloy balls using a brass drift, repeat until six balls are removed. Clean the inner and outer race assemblies, cv joint cage and chrome alloy balls thoroughly with cleaning solvent, ensuring all old grease and contamination finds wiped out followed by drying all parts and checking for wear or harm and replacing any harmed portions. Use a wire brush to clean halfshaft bar removing rust from seal mounting place. Check all parts for wear and damage, then apply a light coat of the recommended grease to the grooves of the inner and outer race. Hold the inner race at 90 degrees with the cage while aligning it with the cage windows and insert it by rotating it downwards. Put the cage and inner race into the outer race and use brass drift to tilt and install the chrome alloy balls. Pack the cv joint boot and assembly with the pre-measured grease from kit and apply the new cv joint boot clip on the side of the cv joint seal and slide the boot to the halfshaft bar with its small end inserted to joint boot groove. Use j 35910 to secure the small boot clamp to tighten 136 nm (100 lb ft) and verify the dimension of the gap on the clamp ear. Deform the new swage ring to an oval shape and slide it around the large diameter of the boot, such that the retaining ring side of the cv joint inner race is opposite to the halfshaft bar before sliding the cv joint over the halfshaft bar, till it clicks in place. Check for engagement by pulling on cv joint, then slide the large diameter cv joint boot over the cv joint outer race and clamp on tightly with j 36652-1 or j36652-2 aligning the cv joint boot, assembly, and swage ring during the process. Put on the top half of the tool over the cv joint boot and assembly, tighten the bolts alternately until both the halves make contact, then railing off the halfshaft assembly away from the tool. Lastly, if required, install the wheel drive shaft seal cover and set back the wheel drive shaft.

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