RAM 1500 Truck 4WD V8-5.9L VIN Z (2002)
Constant Velocity Joint: Service and Repair
CV Joint/Boot - Outer
CV JOINT-OUTER REMOVAL
1. Clamp shaft in a vise (with soft jaws) and support C/V joint.
2. Remove clamps with a cut-off wheel or grinder (Fig. 4).
CAUTION: Do not damage C/V housing or half shaft.
3. Slide the boot down the shaft.
4. Remove lubricant to expose the C/V joint snap ring.
5. Spread snap ring and slide the joint off the shaft (Fig. 5).
6. Slide boot off the shaft and discard old boot.
