2005 Buick Century CV Joint

You need to align the half-shaft inboard seal, the tripot housing, and the large seal retaining clamp.

You need to clean the inner and outer race assemblies, the CV joint cage, and the chrome alloy balls.

You need to disconnect the swaging ring from the half-shaft bar using a hand grinder to cut through the ring, taking care not to damage the half-shaft bar, remove the large seal retaining clamp from the tripot joint with side cutters, discard the large seal retaining clamp, separate the inboard seal from the trilobal tripot bushing at the large diameter, slide the seal away from the joint along the half shaft bar, remove the housing from the tripot joint spider and the half shaft bar and the spacer ring, spider assembly, spacer ring (if equipped) using J 8059, and tripot boot, discard the boot and rings, clean the half shaft bar, use a wire brush to remove any rust in the boot mounting area (grooves), inspect the needle rollers, needle bearings, and trunnion, check the tripot housing for unusual wear, cracks, or other damage and replace any damaged parts with the appropriate kit.

You will be needing a J 8059 snap ring pliers, J 35910 seal clamp tool, and a J 41048 small swage tool.

The recommended torque is 174 Nm (130 ft. lbs.).