Repair Procedures: Disassembly

NOTE:

Do not disassemble the BJ assembly.
Special grease must be applied to the drive shaft joint. Do not substitute with another type of grease.
The boot band should be replaced with a new one.

Remove the clip (B) from drive shaft splines (A) of the transaxle side.

Fig 1: Drive Shaft Splines & Clip
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Remove both boot bands from the transaxle side UTJ case.

Fig 2: Removing Boot Bands
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Pull out the boot from the transaxle side joint (UTJ).
When separating the joint and boot (A), remove the grease from the UTJ case (B).

Fig 3: Boot & UTJ Case
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CAUTION:
- Be careful not to damage the boot.
- According to illustration below put alignment marks across spider roller assembly (A), UTJ case (B), and shaft splines (C) to aid in reassembly.
Fig 4: Identifying Alignment Marks
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Using pliers or flat-tipped (-) screwdriver, remove the snap ring (A).

Fig 5: Snap Ring
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Remove the spider assembly (B) from drive shaft (A) by using the Special Tool (09495-33000).

Fig 6: Removing Spider Assembly Form Drive Shaft
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Clean the spider assembly.
Remove the boot (A), of the transaxle side joint (UTJ).
CAUTION: Wrap tape (B) around the driveshaft splines (C) to protect the boot (A).

Fig 7: Identifying Tape Around Splines
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Remove both bands on the side of wheel.

Fig 8: Removing Bands
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Pull out the joint (BJ) boot on the side of wheel into the transaxle direction.

CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the boot.