Stratus V6-2.5L VIN H (1997)
Constant Velocity Joint Boot: Service and Repair
Inner Tripod Joint
Removal
NOTE: To remove sealing boots from driveshafts, the driveshaft assemblies must be removed from the vehicle.
The inner tripod joints use no internal retention in the tripod housing to keep the spider assembly in the housing. Therefore, do not pull on the
interconnecting shaft to disengage tripod housing from transmission stub shaft. Removal in this manner will cause damage to the inboard joint sealing
boots.
1. Remove the driveshaft requiring boot replacement from the vehicle.
2. Remove large boot clamp which retains inner tripod joint sealing boot to tripod joint housing and discard. Remove small clamp which retains inner
tripod joint sealing boot to interconnecting shaft and discard. Remove the sealing boot from the tripod housing and slide it down the
interconnecting shaft.
CAUTION: When removing the tripod joint housing from the spider assembly, hold the bearings in place on the spider bunions to prevent the
bearings from falling away.
3. Slide the tripod joint housing off the spider assembly and the interconnecting shaft.
4. Remove snap ring which retains spider assembly to interconnecting shaft. Remove the spider assembly from interconnecting shaft. If spider
assembly will not come off interconnecting shaft by hand, it can be removed by tapping spider assembly with a brass drift. Do not hit the outer
tripod bearings in an attempt to remove spider assembly from interconnecting shaft.
