[pierremcalpine]

Originally Posted by D5meister

I have rocked my car in gear then back to neutral and the joint then almost fell out.

Similarly, they either fall in OR you need to THUMP them with a sliding motion. Its more about linig the splines, your either bruising them or meshing them.


Plus, dont stretch the inner cv boot. Reason, the inner joint dislocates within the strech range of the boot.

The dog in the joint is 3 rollers ... 120degree spaced this can be slid back 120 degrees rotated (either way) .

Sounds ok - BUT as you attempt to drive off you will hear a bang as the ball cage shatters in the joint!


To see if you have it right, try to articulate the joint in your hands. this is where my memory is failing.. If good obviously it will flex and rotate flexed.

If 120deg out in the joint, it wont.

On a related note, I’m trying to replace the inner cv boot on the rhs but can’t seem to figure out how the triple roller bearing assy is supposed to come out so that I can slide boot on. Do I just pull hard until the rollers come out or is there another trickery required?