1. |
Raise the vehicle and remove the front
wheel. |
2. |
Remove the split pin and driveshaft nut from
the front hub. |
3. |
Drain the transaxle
fluid. |
4. |
Disconnect the tie rod end ball joint from
knuckle, and the knuckle from strut
assembly. |
5. |
Using a plastic hammer, disconnect the
driveshaft from the axle hub.

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6. |
Push the axle hub toward the outside of the
vehicle, and separate the driveshaft from the axle
hub. |
7. |
Insert a pry bar between the transaxle case
and joint case, and separate the driveshaft from the transaxle
case.
1. |
Use a pry bar being careful not to
damage the transaxle and
joint. |
2. |
Do not insert the pry bar too
deep, as this may cause damage to the oil seal. [max.
depth : 7 mm (0.28
in.)] |
3. |
Do not pull the driveshaft by
excessive force it may cause components inside the
double offset joint or tripod joint kit to dislodge
resulting in a torn boot or a damaged
bearing. | |

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8. |
Insert a pry bar between the center bearing
bracket and the driveshaft, and then pry the driveshaft from the
center bearing. (2.7L engine)
Do not pull on the driveshaft; doing so
will damage the tripod joint : be sure to use the pry
bar. |

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9. |
Remove the center bearing bracket mounting
bolts. Insert the pry bar between the center bearing bracket and the
cylinder block to disconnect the bracket from the cylinder block.
(for 2.7L engine)

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10. |
Remove the inner shaft from the center
bearing. (for 2.7L engine) |
11. |
Using the special tool (09432-11000), remove
the tone wheel.
Before removing the tone wheel, be sure
to remove the B.J. assembly side dust
cover. |

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1. |
After installing the birfield joint assembly
side tone wheel, install the dust cover, keeping the specified
clearance as below.

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2. |
Apply gear oil on the driveshaft splines and
differential case contacting
surface. |
3. |
Before installing the driveshaft, set the
opening side of the circlip facing
downward. |
4. |
After installation, check that the driveshaft
cannot be removed by hand. |
5. |
Position the convex side of the washer to face
outside and install the nut and split
pin. |
6. |
Replace the self-locking nuts and split pin
with new ones after removal.

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7. |
Tighten the below parts to the specified
torque.
Driveshaft
nut
2.0L : 200~260Nm (2000~2600 kgf•cm,
148~192 lbf•ft)
2.7L : 200~280Nm (2000~2800 kgf•cm,
148~207 lbf•ft)
Lower arm ball
joint nut
60~72Nm (600~720 kgf•cm, 44~53
lbf•ft)
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1. |
Check the driveshaft boots for damage and
deterioration. |
2. |
Check the ball joints for wear and
damage. |
3. |
Check the splines for wear and
damage. |
4. |
Check the dynamic damper for cracks and
wear.

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1. |
Check the driveshaft spline for wear or
damage. |
2. |
Check that there is no water or foreign
material in the birfield joint. |
3. |
Check the spider assembly for roller rotation,
wear or corrosion. |
4. |
Check the groove inside the tripod joint case
for wear or corrosion. |
5. |
Check the dynamic damper for damage or
cracks.

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1. |
Do not disassemble the birfield joint
assembly. |
2. |
Special grease must be applied to the
driveshaft joint. Do not substitute with another type of
grease. |
3. |
The boot band should be replaced with a
new one. | |
1. |
Remove the double offset joint boot bands and
pull the double offset joint boot from the double offset joint outer
race.
Be careful not to damage the
boot. |

|
2. |
Remove the circlip with a flat-tipped
screwdriver.

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3. |
Pull out the driveshaft from the double offset
joint outer race. |
4. |
Remove the snap ring and take out the inner
race, cage and balls as an assembly.

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5. |
Clean the inner race, cage and balls without
disassembling. |
6. |
Remove the birfield joint boot bands and pull
out the double offset joint boot and birfield joint
boot.
If the boot is to be reused, wrap tape
around the driveshaft splines to protect the
boot. |

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•
|
Do not disassemble the birfield joint
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. | |
1. |
Remove the tripod joint boot bands and pull
the tripod joint boot from the tripod joint case.
Be careful not to damage the
boot. |

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2. |
Remove the snap ring and spider assembly from
the driveshaft.

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3. |
Clean the spider
assembly. |
4. |
Remove the birfield joint boot bands and pull
out the tripod joint boot and birfield joint boot.
If the boot is to be reused, wrap tape
around the driveshaft splines to protect the
boot. |

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1. |
Wrap tape around the driveshaft splines
(tripod joint side) to prevent damage to the
boots. |
2. |
Apply grease to the driveshaft and install the
boots. (see page DS-3) |
3. |
To install the dynamic damper, keep the B.J.
and driveshaft in a straight line and secure the dynamic damper with
the dynamic damper band inthe direction illustrated.


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4. |
Apply grease into the tripod joint boot and
install the boot.
Tripod joint
boot grease (gr.)
(2.0L A/T, 2.0
L 6M/T, 2.7L)
Total : 145 ± 6
In the joint : 100 ± 3
In the boot : 45 ± 3
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A/T : Automatic Transmission M/T : Manual
Transmission |
5. |
Tighten the tripod joint boot
bands. |
6. |
Add the specified grease to the birfield joint
as much as was wiped away at
inspection. |
8. |
Tighten the new birfield joint boot
bands.
Keep the specified distance (A) between
the bellows when they are clampped with an Oetiker crimping
tool (P/No. : 1094)or a commercially available hand pincers
(2.7L).
Specified distance (A) : 1.8 mm
(0.071 in.) or less
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9. |
To control the air in the tripod joint boot,
keep the specified distance between the boot bands when they are
tightened.
Standard value (A)
mm(in.)
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LH
|
RH
|
2.0L
A/T
|
514 ±
2 (20.24 ± 0.08)
|
799.2
± 2 (31.47 ± 0.08)
|
2.0L
6M/T
|
492.6
± 2 (19.39 ± 0.08)
|
803.6
± 2 (31.64 ± 0.08)
|
2.7L
6M/T
|
514.2
± 2 (19.43 ± 0.08)
|
508.7
± 2 (20.03 ± 0.08)
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2.7L
M/T, A/T
|
515 ±
2 (20.28 ± 0.08)
|
508.7
± 2 (20.03 ±
0.08)
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LH : Left Hand side, RH : Right Hand
side
A/T : Automatic Transmission
M/T : Manual transmission

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