Repair Procedures: Disassembly
WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.
CAUTION:
- Do not disassemble the BJ assembly.
- Special grease must be applied to the driveshaft joint. Do not substitute with another type of grease.
- The boot band should be replaced with a new one.
- Remove the TJ boot bands and pull the TJ boot from the TJ outer race.
- Using a plier or flat-tipped (-) screwdriver, remove the LH boot band and LH TJ boot band from the driveshaft.
- Remove RH boot band and RH TJ boot band in the same way of LH removal procedure.
CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the boot. - Pull out the driveshaft from the TJ outer race.
- Remove the snap ring (A) and then take out the inner race (B), cage (C) and balls (D) as a whole.
- Clean the inner race, cage and balls without disassembling.
- Remove the BJ boot bands and pull out the TJ boot and BJ boot.
CAUTION:
If the boot (A) is to be reused, wrap tape (B) around the driveshaft splines (C) to protect the boot (A).