Spider Assembly/PTJ Case Installation

CAUTION:

Special grease is used for the joint. Do not mix the new and previous types of grease or different types of grease.
When the spider assembly is cleaned, apply the specified grease carefully more than usual.

Fill the specified grease fully into the clearance between the spider shaft of the spider assembly and the roller.
Specified grease: Repair kit grease
Install the spider assembly to the shaft of the spline area from the beveling side.

Fig 1: Identifying Spider Assembly
Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
Insert the driveshaft into the PTJ case after filling the specified grease to the PTJ case, and then fill the grease again.
Specified grease: Repair kit grease

Application amount:

2.4 L Engine-LH: 220 ± 10 g (7.8 ± 0.4 oz)

3.0 L Engine-LH: 245 ± 10 g (8.6 ± 0.4 oz)

2.4 L Engine-RH (Vehicles without S-AWC): 200 ± 10 g (7.1 ± 0.4 oz)

Fig 2: Identifying Grease Applying Area On PTJ Case
Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.

3.0 L Engine-RH (Vehicles without S-AWC): 255 ± 10 g (9.0 ± 0.4 oz)

NOTE: When using the repair kit grease, fill the half of the grease into the joint and the other half into the boot as a guideline, and consume the grease completely.