Question 1

How to Service and Repair the CV Joint Boot on Buick LaCrosse?

Accepted Answer

Starting with the CV Joint boot, to service and repair it start picking up the necessary tools. J 41048 drive axle swage ring clamp, j 8059 snap ring pliers, and j 35910 drive axle seal clamp pliers. Cut off the large seal retaining clamp off the CV Joint using a side cutter and throw it away. Do not cut through the front of an inboard wheel drive shaft seal in order to avoid damage to the sealing surface. Grind off the swage ring for removal using a hand grinder. Take the halfshaft outboard seal out of the CV Joint outer race and push the seal back from the joint on the halfshaft bar. Clean the CV Joint inner race and spread the ears on the race retaining ring with j 8059 before the removal of CV Joint assembly from the halfshaft bar. Toss out the old outboard seal and with a brass drift carefully tap and tilt the CV Joint cage to frankly discharge all six chrome alloy balls. Ensure the cleaning of the inners and outers race assemblies, the CV Joint cage, and the chrome alloy balls using the cleaning solvent thing and then dry the parts and inspect them for big us unusual or scratch or damage and replace the damages parts. Clean the halfshaft bar using a wire brush to remove the rust there in the seal mounting area. Assemble a new swage ring or eared clamp to the neck of outboard seal without swaging or crimping. Produce the outboard seal to the halfshaft bar ensuring it slides into the seal groove. For swage ring installation, position it using j 41048 to tighten the swage ring aligned, look for deformities, and re-swage if needed. For eared clamp installation, place the halfshafts in a vise, and replace the eared clamp with a new one using j35910, a breaker bar and a torque wrench of 136 nm (100 ft. Lbs.). And insert the inner race into a cage and align it with the outer race and ensure the retaining ring side faces the halfshaft bar. Mount the chrome balls, pack the CV Joint with grease, and drive the CV Joint over the halfshaft bar up to the retaining rings seated. Make sure the outboard seal is shaped correctly, crimp the large seal retaining clamp to the value specified in j 35910 to 174 nm (130 ft. Lbs.) and control the gap dimension on the clamp ear tightening until the required 1.9 mm (5/64 inch) is reached.

Question 2

How to Replace a CV Boot and CV Joint on Buick LaCrosse?

Accepted Answer

A technician needs three specific tools to repair the constant velocity joint boot: j 41048 drive axle swage ring clamp, j 8059 snap ring pliers and j 35910 drive axle seal clamp pliers. For constant velocity joint boot service and repair technicians need j 41048 drive axle swage ring clamp (J 41048) along with j 8059 snap ring pliers (J 8059) and j 35910 drive axle seal clamp pliers (J 35910). Cut the large retaining seal clamp from the cv joint with a side cutter before discarding it while maintaining care not to damage the wheel drive shaft inboard boot. A hand grinder will help you cut through the swage ring before you can detach the halfshaft outboard seal from the cv joint outer race. Move the seal off from the cv joint and clean away the grease from the cv joint's inner race facing. Use the j 8059 to expand the race retaining ring's ears before extracting the cv joint assembly off the halfshaft bar. Use a brass drift to lightly strike and swivel the cv joint cage so you can extract the chrome alloy balls before disposal. A thorough cleaning process with solvent removes contaminants from inner and outer race assemblies and.cv joint cage and chrome alloy balls. After drying all components, inspect for any signs of unusual wear, cracks, or damage which requires replacement of broken parts. Clean the halfshaft bar using a wire brush until all rust presence is eliminated from the seal mounting area. Begin by mounting the halfshaft into a vise before installing the new swage ring or eared clamp onto the outboard seal's neck and sliding the outboard seal onto the halfshaft bar. Installation of swage rings starts with placing the halfshaft's outboard end inside j 41048 before bolting the ring into proper alignment. Use the j 35910 to crimp the eared clamp to 136 n.m (100 lb ft) while performing gap dimension verification. Using grease lightly coat the ball grooves on both inner and outer races then fit the inner race into its cage and line it up to the outer race. Place chrome balls into position then drain grease into the cv joint space until reaching the retaining ring location at the bottom of the halfshaft bar. Apply the large seal retaining clamp to the outboard cv joint outer race using the j 35910 tool then tighten the clamp to 174 n.m (130 lb ft) while maintaining the specified gap requirement.

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13 CV Joints found

Buick LaCrosse Inner CV Joint, Front Driver Side Part Number: 13333930

Buick LaCrosse CV Joints, Front Part Number: 26073382

Buick LaCrosse CV Joints, Front Part Number: 26073381

Buick LaCrosse CV Joints, Front Driver Side Part Number: 26073376

Buick LaCrosse CV Joints, Front Passenger Side Part Number: 26073375

Buick LaCrosse C.V. Joint, Outer Part Number: 19148843

Buick LaCrosse C.V. Joint, Outer Part Number: 19122437

Buick LaCrosse Outer CV Joint, Front Part Number: 13296184

Buick LaCrosse Inner CV Joint Part Number: 88965618

Buick LaCrosse Inner CV Joint Part Number: 88965608

Buick LaCrosse C.V. Joint, Front Part Number: 19150652

Buick LaCrosse CV Joints, Inner Part Number: 39196365

Buick LaCrosse CV Joints, Front Part Number: 13333931

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