Removing
Remove Brake Hose Retainer Wheel Speed Sensor Wire Connector Cars with ABS) and a stabilizer bar.
Using a wheel stopper, remove the wheel drive shaft nut.
Remove the nut securing the lower arm ball joint pin to the front suspension strut.
Using a puller, remove the ball joint male from the steering knuckle.
Remove the nut securing the ball joint pin of the tie rod end to the front suspension strut. Using a puller, remove the ball joint pin from the steering knuckle.
Using the tool, push the drive shaft shank out of the hub.
Models with manual transmission: remove the bolt (left) and remove split pin (on right), remove the wheel drive shaft from the gearbox.
Models with automatic transmission: insert a pry bar 3 between the gearbox housing 4 and the wheel drive shaft (2) (CV joint housing), as shown in the figure and push the shaft out of the gearbox.
ATTENTION: Do not pull out the drive shaft without a mount; such an operation will damage the CV joint (type TJ).
If you need to move the car to another location (the bearing must be loaded with the weight of the car), then temporarily tighten the nut with the tool as shown in the figure
After knocking out the split pin, remove the right wheel drive shaft from the gearbox cars with manual transmission).
Remove the wheel drive shaft from the gearbox (car with automatic transmission).
Remove the circlip from the shaft (cars with automatic transmission).
CAUTION: On vehicles with ABS, when removing and installing the wheel drive shaft, special care must be taken not to damage the wheel speed sensor rotors mounted on the outer casings of the CV joints (BJ type).
Installation
Installation is carried out in the reverse order, taking into account the following:
Install the wheel drive shaft into the hub and into the gearbox. When installing the drive shaft into the transmission, apply grease to the shaft splines on the transmission side and make sure that the pin hole on the end of the drive shaft aligns with that of the transmission shaft. If these holes do not line up, rotate the wheel drive shaft 180°and reattach the wheel drive shaft to the transmission shaft.
WARNING: Due to the odd number of splines on the wheel drive shaft, when the wheel drive shaft is rotated 180°, the slotted pin hole will be displaced by half the diameter of the pin hole.
Apply sealant to the split pin and then insert it into the hole in the wheel drive shaft. After installing the pin, apply sealant on both sides of the pin holes to completely seal them.
The washer for the drive shaft fastening nut must be installed with the convex side to the nut.
Tighten the drive shaft mounting nut with a torque wrench.
Install the brake hose retainer, wheel speed sensor wire connector (vehicles with ABS) and a stabilizer bar.
Connect the speedometer cable, anti-roll bar and side lower cover.