Disassembly And Assembly

FRONT DRIVE SHAFT

Disassembly and Assembly


DISASSEMBLY

Transaxle Assembly Side
1.Fix shaft with a vise.

CAUTION:
Protect shaft using aluminum or copper plates when fixing with a vise.
2.Remove boot bands, and then remove boot from housing.
3.Remove stopper ring.
4.Put matching marks on housing and shaft, and then pull out housing from shaft.

CAUTION:
Use paint or an equivalent for matching marks. Never scratch the surfaces.





5.Put matching marks (A) on the spider assembly and shaft.

CAUTION:
Use paint or an equivalent for matching marks. Never scratch the surfaces.





6.Remove snap ring (1), and then remove spider assembly from shaft.
7.Remove boot from shaft.
8.Remove circular clip from housing (left side).
9.Remove dust shield from housing.
10.Clean old grease on housing with paper waste.
Support Bearing





1.Remove dust shield from housing.





2.Remove snap ring (1).





3.Press out support bearing from housing.
4.Remove dust shield.
Dynamic Damper
Remove damper bands, then remove dynamic damper from shaft.
Wheel Side
1.Fix shaft with a vise.

CAUTION:
Protect shaft using aluminum or copper plates when fixing with a vise.
2.Remove boot bands, and then remove boot from joint sub-assembly.





3.Screw the drive shaft puller (A) 30 mm (1.18 in) or more into the thread of joint sub-assembly, and pull joint sub-assembly with a sliding hammer (B) from shaft.

CAUTION:
- If joint sub-assembly cannot be removed after five or more unsuccessful attempts, replace shaft and joint sub assembly as a set.
- Align sliding hammer and drive shaft and remove them by pulling forcibly.
4.Remove circular clip from shaft.
5.Remove boot from shaft.
6.Clean old grease on joint sub-assembly with paper waste while rotating ball cage.

ASSEMBLY

Transaxle Assembly Side





1.Wrap serration on shaft with tape (A) to protect boot from damage. Install new boot and boot bands to shaft.

CAUTION:
Never reuse boot and boot band.
2.Remove the tape wrapped around the serration on shaft.





3.To install the spider assembly (1), align it with the matching marks (A) on the shaft (2) put during the removal, and direct the serration mounting surface (B) to the shaft.





4.Secure spider assembly onto shaft with snap ring (1).

CAUTION:
Never reuse snap ring.
5.Apply the appropriate amount of grease to spider assembly and sliding surface.
6.Assemble the housing onto spider assembly, and apply the specified amount of grease.

Standard
Grease amount: Refer to "Drive Shaft" Drive Shaft.

7.Align matching marks put during the removal of housing.
8.Install stopper ring.

CAUTION:
Never reuse stopper ring.





9.Install boot securely into grooves (indicated by "*" marks) shown in the figure.

CAUTION:
If grease adheres to the boot mounting surface (indicated
"*" mark) on shaft or housing, boot may be removed.
Remove all grease from the boot mounting surface.
10.To prevent the deformation of the boot, adjust the boot installation length (L) to the value shown below by inserting the suitable tool into the inside of boot from the large diameter side of boot and discharging inside air.

Standard
Boots installed length (L): Refer to "Drive Shaft" Drive Shaft.

CAUTION:
- If the boot installation length is outside the standard, it may cause breakage of boot.
- Be careful not to touch the inside of the boot with the tip of tool.





11.Install new boot bands securely as shown in the figure.

CAUTION:
Never reuse boot band.
12.Secure housing and shaft, and then make sure that they are in the correct position when rotating boot. Install them with new boot band when the mounting positions become incorrect.
13.Install dust shield (left side).

CAUTION:
Never reuse dust shield.
14.Install circular clip to housing (left side).

CAUTION:
Never reuse circular clip.
Support Bearing
1.Install dust shield on housing.

CAUTION:
Never reuse dust shield.





2.Press support bearing (1) onto housing to using the suitable tool (A).
3.Install snap ring.

CAUTION:
Never reuse snap ring.





4.Install dust shields.

CAUTION:
Never reuse dust shields.
Dynamic Damper





Secure dynamic damper with bands in the following specified position when installing.

CAUTION:
Never reuse bands.

Standard
Demission : "Drive Shaft" Drive Shaft.

Wheel Side
For further details, refer to the installation procedure of "Replacement" Replacement" for the drive shaft boot.