Bravada V6-262 4.3L VIN Z (1991)
spider assembly up on the shaft (Figure 11). This will provide access to the shaft retaining ring in the groove at the end of the shaft. Remove the
retaining ring, spider assembly, spacer ring, and seal.
Figure 12
Figure 13
6.
Clean the shaft. If rust is present in the seal mounting area (grooves), wire brush this area (Figure 12).
7.
Slide the new small seal clamp and seal onto the shaft to the proper position.
8.
Secure the clamp with tool J35910, breaker bar and torque wrench. Torque small clamp to 136 N-m (100 lbs.ft.). Check clamp ear gap dimension
(Figure 12).
9.
Install convolute retainer over seal capturing four convolutes (Figure 13).
Important:
Joint must be assembled with convolute retainer in position as shown in Figure 13. Seal damage will result if joint is not assembled
to dimension shown.