K 1500 Suburban 4WD V8-5.3L VIN Z Flex Fuel (2003)
9. Place a brass drift against the CV joint cage (1).
10. Tap gently on the brass drift with a hammer in order to tilt the cage (1).
11. Remove the first chrome alloy ball (2) when the CV joint cage (1) tilts.
12. Tilt the CV joint cage (1) in the opposite direction to remove the opposing chrome alloy ball (2).
13. Repeat this process to remove all six of the balls.
14. Pivot the CV joint cage (4) and the inner race 90 degrees to the center line of the outer race (1). At the same time, align the cage windows (3) with
the lands of the outer race (2).
15. Lift out the cage (4) and the inner race.
16. Remove the inner race (1) from the cage (2) by rotating the inner race (1) upward.
17. Clean these items thoroughly with cleaning solvent. Remove all traces of old grease and any contaminates.
17.1.
The inner and outer race assemblies
17.2.
The CV joint cage
17.3.
The chrome alloy balls
18. Dry all the parts.
