Sierra 1500 2WD V8-5.3L Hybrid (2004)
18. Pinch the new swage ring (2) slightly by hand to distort it into an oval shape.
19. Slide the distorted swage ring (2) over the large diameter of the boot (1).
20. Slide the CV joint (4) onto the halfshaft bar (3). The retaining snap ring inside of the inner race engages in the halfshaft bar groove with a click
when the CV joint (4) is in the proper position.
Pull on the CV joint (4) to verify engagement.
Important:
Be sure that the retaining ring side of the CV joint inner race faces the halfshaft bar (3) before installation.
21. Slide the large diameter of the CV joint boot (1), with the large swage ring (2) in place, over the outside edge of the CV joint outer race (4).
22. Clamp the CV joint boot (2) tightly to the CV joint outer race (1) with the large swage ring (4), using the following procedure:
23. Mount the base of J 36652 in a vise.
24. Position the CV joint end (outboard end) of the halfshaft assembly in the bottom half of J 36652.
