REMOVAL





1. Clamp shaft in a vise (with soft jaws) and support C/V joint (1).
2. Remove clamps with a cut-off wheel or grinder.
3. Slide boot down (2) the shaft.





4. Remove lubricant from housing (1) to expose the C/V snap ring (2) and remove snap ring.




5. Remove bearings (4) from the cage (1).
6. Rotate cage (1) 30° and slide cage off the inner race (2) and down the shaft (3).




7. Remove spread inner race (1) snap ring (4) and remove race (1) from the shaft (3).
8. Remove boot from the shaft and discard.




9. Clean and inspect housing (1), cage (2), bearings (3), housing snap-ring (4), inner race snap-ring (5) and inner race (6) for wear or damage.

















INSTALLATION





1. Apply a coat of grease supplied with the joint/boot to the C/V joint components before assembling them.
2. Place new clamps on the new boot and slide boot down the shaft.
3. Slide cage (2) onto the shaft (1) with the small diameter (3) end towards the boot.




4. Install the inner race (1) onto the shaft (3). Pull on the race to verify snap ring has engaged.




5. Align cage (1) with the inner race (2) and slide over the race.
6. Turn the cage 30° to align the cage windows (4) with the race (2).




7. Apply grease to the inner race and bearings and install the bearings.
8. Apply grease to the housing bore (4) then install the bearing assembly (2) into the housing (1).
9. Install the housing snap ring (3) and verify it is seated in the groove.
10. Fill the housing and boot with the remaining grease.
11. Slide the boot onto the C/V housing into its original position. Ensure boot is not twisted and remove any excess air.
12. Secure both boot clamps with Clamp Installer C-4975A. Place tool on clamp bridge and tighten tool until the jaws of the tool are closed.

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2008 KK Liberty Sport NIGHT OPS EDITION + GILLS
OEM & Custom Skids - Factory Tow Package - Rock Lizard Skink Super Sliders
Prototype JBA 4 Inch Lift - JBA UCA's - Flowmaster Super 44 OR - Whacked Resonator
Jet Stage 2 - RL Gecko Basket Rack - Custom Winch Bumper - Recon 10.5K Winch

So im guessing you had to do this due to the angle of the CV causing wear on that boot?

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08' KK
modded JBA 4"
255/85 (33s) Maxxis MTs on E.A. 137s
K&N intake, Thrush Turbo, NGK irridium plugs
Surco basket w/ full spare, 4 KCs & Hi-Lift
Cobra CB radio w/ 4' Firestik
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90 Renix XJ
Black, 2Door, 4.0, AW4, Np231
d44/d60 swap, detroit rear, spooled front
5.38s with 108" WB on 37" Iroks

No, I haven't had an issue with my CV's. I posted this as it was a personal request from someone else. And since I took the time to make it, I thought I would post it for future reference....

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2008 KK Liberty Sport NIGHT OPS EDITION + GILLS
OEM & Custom Skids - Factory Tow Package - Rock Lizard Skink Super Sliders
Prototype JBA 4 Inch Lift - JBA UCA's - Flowmaster Super 44 OR - Whacked Resonator
Jet Stage 2 - RL Gecko Basket Rack - Custom Winch Bumper - Recon 10.5K Winch