Rendezvous FWD V6-3.4L VIN E (2005)
1. Remove the small seal clamp from the wheel drive shaft bar using side cutters and discard the clamp.
2. Important: Do not cut into the wheel drive shaft tri-lobal tripot bushing.
Remove the large seal clamp from the tripot joint with side cutters and discard the clamp.
3. Separate the wheel drive shaft inboard seal from the tri-lobal tripot bushing.
4. Slide the seal away from the joint along the wheel drive shaft bar.
5. Remove the housing (1) from the tripot joint spider and the wheel drive shaft bar (2).
6. Remove the guide (3) from the spring.
7. Remove the spring (4) from the tripot housing.
8. Important: The correct 60 degree offset relationship between the inner and outer tripot spiders must be maintained. Accurately reference mark
the tripot spider position on the wheel drive shaft bar before disassembly.
Reference mark the position of the tripot spider (1) on the wheel drive shaft bar (2).
9. Using a brass drift and hammer, carefully tap around the tripot spider face in order to compress the barrel retaining ring on the wheel drive shaft
bar.
10. Remove the tripot spider from the wheel drive shaft bar.
11. Remove and discard the barrel retaining ring from the wheel drive shaft bar.
