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

   
  1. Wipe off grease from the shaft spline part.
  1. 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.
   
  1. Install the spider assembly to the shaft from the direction of the spline chamfered side.
   
  1. 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.
   
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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