Question 1

How to Replace a CV Boot and CV Joint on a Front Wheel Drive Shaft for Inner on Buick Enclave?

Accepted Answer

Start by removing the wheel drive shaft from the vehicle before using a soft jawed vise to secure it. Use side cutters to remove and dispose of the small boot clamp that secures the boot. After that, use the correct tool to remove and dispose of the large boot clamp from the boot. Take the boot out from the tripot housing then extract the inner tripot housing from the wheel drive shaft. Use appropriate instrumentation to uninstall both the wheel drive shaft's outer tripot spider retaining ring and the tripot spider from the wheel drive shaft. The repair sequence includes inner tripot retaining ring removal from wheel drive shaft with appropriate tool followed by boot removal from wheel drive shaft and subsequent wheel drive shaft inner joint inspection. When installing the assembly place the boot onto the wheel drive shaft and make sure it fits properly into the groove. First install the appropriate tool to place the inner tripot retaining ring on the wheel drive shaft. Install the tripot spider by moving it until it touches the shoulder on the wheel drive shaft. After that, apply the appropriate tool to insert the outer tripot spider retaining ring. Inside the j 35910 - pliers close the boot clamp to a specific measurement of 1.8 mm (0.07 in) for x88 vehicles or 2.6 mm (0.10 in) for z88/w49/wda vehicles. Mount the wheel drive shaft boot to the tripot housing before you place the tripot housing onto the wheel drive shaft. Add a half portion of lubricant to both the boot and the tripot housing before proceeding with installation. Size the gap between the boot clamp using j 35910 pliers along with the ratchet wrench operated by a breaker bar to 1.9 mm (0.07 in) for x88 vehicles and 2.6 mm (0.10 in) for z88/w49/wda vehicles. After removing excess lubricant from tripot housing and wheel drive shaft the technician should perform circular movements with the tripot joint housing to spread the lubricant through the housing. After removing the wheel drive shaft from the vise you can reinstall it into the vehicle.

Question 2

How to replace the inner CV Joint and seal on Buick Regal?

Accepted Answer

Users need these three tools for wheel drive shaft inner joint and seal replacement: Swage Tool (J 41048) and Snap Ring Pliers (J 8059) and Seal Clamp Tool (J 35910). The needed tools for this replacement task include Swage Tool (J 41048), Snap Ring Pliers (J 8059), and Seal Clamp Tool (J 35910). Start by cutting the swage ring off the halfshaft bar using a hand grinder but maintain the halfshaft bar's integrity. Using side cutters remove the large tripot joint seal retaining clamp then discard it. Pull the inboard seal apart from the trilobal tripot bushing at its largest diameter until it removes itself from the joint along the halfshaft bar. You should use Snap Ring Pliers (J 8059) to spread the spacer ring following the removal of the tripot joint spider together with the halfshaft bar housing. Put the spacer ring and tripot joint spider onto the halfshaft bar before removing its retaining ring from the groove to disassemble the tripot joint spider assembly from the bar. Soak the tripot joint spider assembly with cleaning solvent to remove completely all old grease and contaminants from both the spider and housing. Check the inboard seal together with tripot joint spider assembly and housing and trilobal tripot bushing for signs of damage or wear. Place the new swage ring onto the inboard seal's neck without swaging before sliding the halfshaft inboard seal onto the halfshaft bar and placing it into position in the seal groove. Resecure the swage ring using a Swage Tool (J 41048) by alternating bolt tightness until snuggly tight then loosening bolts to separate dies before further swaging if any deformities appear. Place the spacer ring onto the halfshaft bar and directionally position the face with the counterbored tripot joint spider end toward the bar's end. Slide the tripot joint spider assembly toward the spacer ring. The halfshaft bar retaining ring installation happens with Snap Ring Pliers (J 8059) which places the ring into the designated groove while repositioning spacer rings and applying service kit grease for the inboard seal and housing. Place the trilobal tripot bushing into the housing until it achieves complete flusness before using the larger new clamp to guide the inboard seal over the tripot joint spider assembly. Position the joint assembly with the correct vehicle measurement and perform inboard seal alignment alongside housing and large seal retaining clamp latching. Use the Seal Clamp Tool (J 35910) to crimp the seal retaining clamp to 174 Nm (130 ft. lbs.) then verify the clamp ear's gap measurement before applying additional torque if necessary.

OEM Buick CV Joint

104 CV Joints found

Buick Outer CV Joint Part Number: 95908454

Buick Inner Joint, Front Part Number: 13318019

Buick CV Joints Part Number: 7846866

Buick CV Joints Part Number: 26005377

Buick Inner CV Joint, Front Part Number: 26059677

Buick Inner Joint, Front Driver Side Part Number: 84517820

Buick Outer Joint, Inner Part Number: 84282538

Buick Inner Joint, Front Passenger Side Part Number: 84517821

Buick Outer CV Joint, Front Part Number: 88897261

Buick Inner Joint, Rear Part Number: 22783790

Buick CV Joints, Front Part Number: 26075588

Buick Outer CV Joint Part Number: 95908458

Buick C.V. Joint Part Number: 26020959

Buick C.V. Joint Part Number: 26020958

Buick Outer Joint, Inner Part Number: 84282539

Buick CV Joints, Inner Part Number: 39196365

Buick Inner CV Joint, Front Part Number: 13296195

Buick Outer CV Joint Part Number: 25766430

Buick C.V. Joint, Front Part Number: 26020962

Buick CV Joints, Driver Side Part Number: 26023218

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