CV joint disassembly
1. Remove the outer hinge (see points 1-10 "SHRUS (front wheel drive outer joint) - removal, replacement of anther and installation").
2. Having installed soft pads on the vice jaws, we fix the CV joint in a vice. We wipe the end surface of the inner race, the separator and the CV joint housing with a solvent. With a permanent marker, we apply marks that allow us to set the listed parts in the same relative position during assembly.
Helpful advice. In the absence of such «indelible» marker for marking, you can use a diamond file.
3. Applying light blows with a hammer through a soft metal drift only on the inner race of the hinge, tilt the hinge to a position in which you can remove the first ball (1), located opposite the mark on the hinge body (2).
4. We remove the first ball from the separator and put it in a specially prepared groove, which allows you to put the balls in a row without confusing them.
5. In a clockwise direction, in the same way, we remove the remaining five balls from the separator, and put them in the prepared chute in strict accordance with the order in which they were removed from the separator.
6. Having taken out all the balls, we turn the separator so that its windows are located opposite the edges of the hinge body. We remove the separator together with the inner clip from the hinge body.
7. Turning the inner clip, take it out of the separator.
8. Thoroughly wash all parts of the CV joint in kerosene.
9. We check the condition of the CV joint by external inspection. If there are signs of wear or corrosion on the parts, we replace the CV joint assembly. Replacement of individual parts or balls from another CV joint is not allowed.
CV joint assembly
1. Insert the inner race into the separator.
2. Having positioned the cage in the separator so that the grooves for the balls are opposite the windows of the separator, we insert the separator together with the cage into the hinge body.
3. Aligning the marks on the inner race (1), separator and hinge housing (2), insert the first ball into the separator.
4. In a clockwise direction, install the remaining five balls, each strictly in the place from which it was removed during disassembly.
5. Install the outer hinge on the drive shaft (see «CV joint installation» items 1-8 "SHRUS (front wheel drive outer joint) - removal, replacement of anther and installation").