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– Swing a hub segment in a cage window.
– Fold hub out from cage.
Note
♦
The six balls of each joint belong to one tolerance group.
Check stub axle, hub, cage and balls for small depressions
(pitting build-up) and chafing.
♦
Excessive circumferential backlash in joint makes itself no‐
ticed via tip-in shock, in such cases joint should be replaced.
♦
Flattening and running marks of balls are no reason to replace
joint.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
– Press half of the grease amount from the repair kit into the joint
housing.
– Insert cage with hub into joint body.
Note
Cage must be installed laterally correct.
– Press in opposing balls in sequence, during this, previous po‐
sition of ball hub to ball cage and to joint body must be
established again.
– Install new circlip in shaft.
– Distribute remaining grease in the joint boot.
8.6
Inner CV Joint, Checking
The joint is to be disassembled if badly contaminated to replace
the grease, or when the ball contact surfaces show wear or dam‐
age.
Note
Ball hub and joint piece are paired. Before removing, mark in re‐
lation to each other using a waterproof felt-tip pen.
Removing
– Swivel the ball hub and ball cage.
– Remove the joint in the direction of the -arrow-.
– Remove the balls from the cage.
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