C 3500 Truck 2WD V8-6.0L VIN U (2001)
7. Place a brass drift against the CV joint cage (1).
8. Tap gently on the brass drift with a hammer in order to tilt the cage (1).
9. Install the first chrome alloy ball (2) when the CV joint cage (1) tilts.
10. Tilt the CV joint cage (1) in the opposite direction to install the opposing chrome alloy ball (2).
11. Repeat this process in order to install all six of the balls.
12. Pack the CV joint seal (1) and the CV joint assembly with the grease supplied in the kit. The amount of grease supplied in this kit has been
pre-measured for this application.
13. Place the new small seal clamp (2) onto the CV joint seal (1).
14. Slide the CV joint seal (1) onto the halfshaft bar.
15. Position the small end of the CV joint seal (1) into the joint seal groove (3) on the halfshaft bar.
16. Secure the small seal clamp (1) using J 35910 (or equivalent), a breaker bar, and a torque wrench.
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Tighten the small clamp (1) to 136 Nm (100 ft. lbs.).
17. Check the gap dimension on the clamp ear. Continue tightening until the gap dimension is reached.
