Front Driveshaft Disassembly & Reassembly: Reassembly

NOTE:

Be careful not to damage the boot.
Refer to the Exploded View as needed during this procedure.

Inboard Joint

1. Inboard Boot - Install

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1. Wrap the splines on the driveshaft with vinyl tape (A) to prevent damaging the inboard boot

2. Install a new ear clamp band (B) and a new inboard boot (C) onto the driveshaft

3. Remove the vinyl tape.
2. Spider - Install

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1. Install the spider (A) onto the driveshaft by aligning the marks (B) you made on the spider and the end of the driveshaft

2. Install a new circlip (C)

3. Always rotate the circlip in its groove to make sure it is fully seated.

3. Inboard Joint - Install

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1. Pack the inboard joint with the joint grease included in the new inboard boot set.

Grease quantity inboard joint:

Left/Right driveshaft	Quantity
Left	200-220 g (7.06-7.76 oz)

Left/Right driveshaft	Quantity
Right	205-225 g (7.23-7.94 oz)

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2. Fit the inboard joint onto the driveshaft, and note these items:

Reinstall the inboard joint onto the driveshaft by aligning the marks (A) you made on the inboard joint and the rollers.
Hold the driveshaft so the inboard joint is pointing up to prevent it from falling off.

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3. Fit the boot ends (A) onto the driveshaft (B) and the inboard joint (C).

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4. Adjust the length (A) of the driveshafts in the figure as shown, then adjust the boots to halfway between full compression and full extension.

Driveshaft length:

Left/Right driveshaft	Specified length (A)
Left	525.5-530.5 mm (20.689-20.886 in)
Right	477.5-482.5 mm (18.799-18.996 in)

5. Bleed excess air from the boots by inserting a flat-tipped screwdriver between the boot and the joint.

4. Boot band - Install

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1. Close the ear portion (A) of the band using a commercially available boot band clamp tool (Kent-Moore J-35910 or equivalent) (B).

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2. Check the clearance between the closed ear portion of the band. If the clearance is not within the standard, close the ear portion of the band tighter.

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3. Fit the boot ends onto the driveshaft and the inboard joint, then install a new low profile band (A) onto the boot (B).

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4. Close the hook portion of the band using commercially available clamp pincer SPX 14100134 (A), then hook the tabs (B) of the band.

NOTE:

Close the low profile band slowly until a click sound is made.
No further closure movement should be made after the click sound or a leak will occur.

Normal condition

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Abnormal condition

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5. Make sure that the band is tightened securely.

NOTE:

If the tip of the tab (A) is not shown as indicated, replace the low profile band, then repeat steps 3 through 5.
Do not reuse the removed low profile band.

Outboard Joint

1. Outboard Boot - Install

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1. Wrap the splines on the driveshaft with vinyl tape (A) to prevent damaging the outboard boot (B)

2. Install new ear clamp bands (C) and the outboard boot onto the driveshaft

3. Remove the vinyl tape.

2. Outboard Joint - Install

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1. Make sure to check the size of a new stop ring.

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To avoid driveshaft and vehicle damage, make sure you install a new stop ring.

Stop ring specifications:

Overall diameter (A)	Wire diameter (B)
28.5 mm (1.122 in)	1.8 mm (0.071 in)

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2. Install the stop ring (A).

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3. Pack about 35 g (1.2 oz) of grease included in the new outboard boot set into the driveshaft hole in the outboard joint.

NOTE: If you are installing a new outboard joint, the grease is already installed.

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4. Insert the driveshaft (A) into the outboard joint (B) until the stop ring (C) is close to the joint.

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5. To completely seat the outboard joint, pick up the driveshaft and the joint, and tap or hit the assembly onto a hard surface from a height of about 10 cm (3.9 in).

NOTE: Do not use a hammer, as excessive force may damage the driveshaft. Be careful not to damage the threaded section (A) of the outboard joint.

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6. Check the alignment of the paint mark (A) you made with the outboard joint end (B).

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To avoid driveshaft and vehicle damage, the shaft must be all the way into the outboard joint to ensure the stop ring is properly seated.

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7. Pack the outboard joint (A) with the remaining joint grease included in the outboard boot set.

Total grease quantity outboard joint:

Left/Right driveshaft	Quantity
Left and Right	110-130 g (3.88-4.59 oz)

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8. Fit the boot ends (A) onto the driveshaft (B) and the outboard joint (C)

9. Bleed any excess air from the boot by inserting a flat-tipped screwdriver between the boot and the joint.

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10. Adjust the length (A) of the driveshafts in the figure as shown, then adjust the boots to halfway between full compression and full extension.

Driveshaft length:

Left/Right driveshaft	Specified length (A)
Left	525.5-530.5 mm (20.689-20.886 in)
Right	477.5-482.5 mm (18.799-18.996 in)

3. Boot Band - Install

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1. Close the ear portion (A) of the band using a commercially available boot band clamp tool (Kent-Moore J-35910 or equivalent) (B).

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2. Check the clearance between the closed ear portion of the band. If the clearance is not within the standard, close the ear portion of the band tighter

3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the band on the other end of the boot.