K 2500 Truck 4WD V8-6.5L DSL Turbo VIN S (1998)
17. Pinch the new swage ring (2) slightly by hand to distort it into an oval shape.
18. Slide the distorted swage ring (2) over the large diameter of the boot (1).
19. 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.
IMPORTANT: Be sure that the retaining ring side of the CV joint inner race faces the halfshaft bar (3) before installation.
20. Pull on the CV joint (4) to verify engagement.
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:
22.1.
Mount J36652 in a vise.
22.2.
Install the bottom half of the split-plate swage clamp. For K10 models, use J36652.
22.3.
For K20/K30 models, use J36652.
22.4.
Position the CV joint end (outboard end) of the halfshaft assembly in the bottom half of J36652.
23. Align the following during this procedure:
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The CV joint boot (3)
