Equinox AWD V6-3.4L (2008)
7. Wipe the excess grease from the face of the CV inner race.
8. Place a block of wood against the CV joint outer race and carefully tap on the CV joint to remove it from the wheel drive shaft.
9. Remove the boot from the wheel drive shaft.
10. Remove the CV joint retaining ring from the wheel drive shaft.
11. Clean the wheel drive shaft. Use a wire brush to remove any rust in the boot mounting grooves.
Installation Procedure
1. Install the new small boot clamp (2) on the neck of the outboard boot (1). Do not clamp.
2. Slide the outboard boot onto the wheel drive shaft and position the neck of the outboard boot in the boot groove on the shaft. The largest groove
below the sight groove on the wheel drive shaft is the boot groove boot (3).
Important: Ensure that the boot clamp is properly positioned around the entire circumference of the boot.
3. Crimp the boot clamp using the J 35910 .
4. Measure the clamp end gap dimension. The gap should not exceed 2.15 mm (0.85 in).