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Fig. 14: Installing Tripod Joint (TJ) Boot Bands (Small & Large)
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Disassembly Service Points (Front Wheel Drive) A. Wipe off grease from the spider assembly and then inside of the PTJ case.
Clean the spider assembly if water or foreign material is present.
B. Using Inner Shaft Puller (MB991248 or MB998801), remove the inner shaft
assembly from the PTJ case. See Fig. 15
. Using Side Bearing Puller
(MB990810), remove the center bearing bracket from the inner shaft. See Fig.
16 .
CAUTION: DO NOT disassemble the spider assembly
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C. Using Bar (Snap-In Type) (MB990938) and Installer Adapter (MB990930),
remove the center bearing from the center bracket. See Fig. 17
.
D. Wipe off grease from the shaft spline. When reusing the PTJ boot, wrap plastic
around the shaft s
pline to avoid dama
ging the boot.
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Fig. 15: Identifying Inner Shaft Remover (MB991248 Or MB998801)
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Fig. 16: Identifying Side Bearing Puller (MB990810)
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Fig. 17: Removing Center Bearing
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Reassembly (Front Wheel Drive) A. Wrap plastic tape around the shaft spline, and then install the small and the PTJ
boot.
B. Apply the specified grease furnished in the repair kit to the spider assembly
between the s
pider and the roller. Install the s
pider assembl
y to the shaft from
CAUTION: The axle shaft uses special grease. DO NOT mix
old, new, or different types of grease. If the
spider assembly has been cleaned, take special
care to apply the specified grease.
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the direction of the spline chamfered side. See Fig. 13
.
C. Using Bar (Snap-In Type) (MB990938) and Installer Adapter (MB990932),
press-fit the center bearing into the center bearing bracket. See Fig. 18
.
D. Apply the specified great (from the repair kit) to the rear surface of all dust
seals. Using Rear Suspension Bushing Base (MB990890), Bar (Snap-In type)
(MB990838), and Installer Adapter (MB990934), press the dust seals into the
center bearing bracket until they are flush with each other. See Fig. 19 . Apply
repair kit grease to the lip of each dust seal.
E. Using Inner Shaft Installer Base (MB991172), hold the center bearing inner
race, and then press-in the inner shaft. See Fig. 20
. Apply repair kit grease to
the inner shaft spline, then press-fit it into the PTJ case.
F. After applying the specified grease to the PTJ case, insert the axle shaft and
apply grease again.
G. Set the PTJ boot bands at the specified distance to adjust the amount of air
inside the PTJ joint, and then tighten the small and large PTJ boot bands. See
Fi
g. 12
. CAUTION: When applying grease, make sure that it does not
adhere to anything outside the lip.
NOTE: When press-fitting the inner shaft into the PTJ case,
apply a thin coat of repair kit grease to the dust seal
outer lip part and the outside edge of the PTJ axial part.
CAUTION: The axle shaft joint uses special grease. DO NOT
mix old, new, or different types of grease.
NOTE: The grease in the repair kit should be divided in half for
use, respectively, at the joint and inside the boot.
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Fig. 18: Installing Center Bearing
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y of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA
.
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Fig. 19: Installing Inner & Outer Dust Seals
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