Front Drive Shaft Disassembly

DISASSEMBLY OF FRONT DRIVE SHAFT





1. CHECK DRIVESHAFT
(a) Check to see that there is no play in the inboard and outboard joints.

(b) Check to see that the inboard joint slide smoothly in the thrust direction.

(C) Check to see that there is no remarkable play in the radial direction of the inboard joint

(d) Check the damage of boot.





2-1. (TOYOTA TYPE)
REMOVE INBOARD JOINT BOOT CLAMP





2-2. (GKN TYPE)
REMOVE INBOARD JOINT BOOT CLAMP

(a) Using a boot clamp tool, draw hooks together and remove the large clamp.





(b) Using side cutters, cut small boot clamp and remove it.





3. DISASSEMBLE INBOARD JOINT TULIP
(a) Place matchmarks on the inboard joint tulip and tripod.

NOTICE: Do not punch the marks.

(b) Remove the inboard joint tulip from the drive shaft.





4. DISASSEMBLE TRIPOD JOINT





(a) Using snap ring pliers, remove the snap ring.

(b) Using a punch, place matchmarks on the shaft and tripod.





(c) Using a brass bar and hammer, remove the tripod joint from the drive shaft

5. REMOVE JOINT BOOT





6. (TOYOTA TYPE)
REMOVE OUTBOARD JOINT BOOT

Remove two boot clamp and the boot.

NOTICE: Do not disassemble the outboard joint.





7. REMOVE DUST COVER
Using a screwdriver, remove dust covers.





8. REMOVE SNAP RING
Using snap ring pliers, remove the snap ring.





9. REMOVE BEARING
(a) Using SST and a press, press out the bearing.

SST 09950-00020

(b) Remove the snap ring.





10. REMOVE INBOARD JOINT DUST COVER





11. REMOVE DUST COVER
Using SST, press out the dust cover.
SST 09950-00020





12. REMOVE BEARING
(a) Using snap ring pliers, remove the snap ring.





(b) Using a press, remove the bearing from the inboard joint.

(c) Remove the snap ring.