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DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY
CAUTION For vehicles with ABS, be careful not to damage the ABS rotor, which is attached to the BJ outer race during disassembly and reassembly. Never disassemble the BJ assembly except when replacing the BJ boot.
|  |  | Disassembly steps
--- | --- | --- | ---
| >>C<< | 1. | TJ boot band (large)
| >>C<< | 2. | TJ boot band (small)
<<A>> | >>B<< | 3. | TJ case
|  | 4. | Circlip
|  | 5. | Snap ring
<<A>> | >>B<< | 6. | Spider assembly
<<B>> | >>A<< | 7. | TJ boot
|  | 8. | BJ boot band (large)
|  | 9. | BJ boot band (small)
<<B>> | >>A<< | 10. | BJ boot
|  | 11. | BJ assembly
LUIBRICATION POINTS
| DISASSEMBLY SERVICE POINTS
| <<A>> TJ CASE/SPIDER ASSEMBLY REMOVAL CAUTION Do not disassemble the spider assembly. Wipe off grease from the TJ case and spider assembly. If there is water or foreign material in the wiped grease, be sure to clean the spider assembly.
| <<B>> TJ BOOT/BJ BOOT REMOVAL
| Wipe off grease from the shaft spline part. Wrap plastic tape around the spline part on the TJ side of the drive shaft so that TJ and BJ boots are not damaged when they are removed.
| REASSEMBLY SERVICE POINTS
| >>A<< BJ BOOT/TJ BOOT INSTALLATION Wrap plastic tape around the spline part on the TJ side of the drive shaft, and then install BJ and TJ boots.
| >>B<< SPIDER ASSEMBLY/TJ CASE INSTALLATION CAUTION Do not mix old and new or different types of grease, as a special grease is used in the joint. Apply the specified grease furnished in the repair kit to the spider assembly between the spider axle and the roller. Specified grease: Repair kit grease
| Install the spider assembly to the shaft from the direction of the spline chamfered side.
| After applying the specified grease to the TJ case, insert the driveshaft and apply grease one more time. Specified grease: Repair kit grease Used amount: 110 ± 10 g <2400>, 135 ± 10 g <2000-Turbo> NOTE: The grease in the repair kit should be divided in half for use, respectively, at the joint and inside the boot.
| >>C<< TJ BOOT BAND (SMALL)/TJ BOOT BAND (LARGE) INSTALLATION
| Set the TJ boot bands at the specified distance in order to adjust the amount of air inside the TJ boot, and then tighten the TJ boot band (large) and TJ boot band (small) securely. Standard value (A): 80 ± 3 mm <2400>, 90 ± 3 mm <2000-Turbo>

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