2008 Buick Enclave CV Joint Boot

You can place the new small seal clamp onto the small end of the joint seal, slide the joint seal and the small seal clamp onto the wheel drive shaft bar, position the small end of the joint seal into the joint seal groove on the wheel drive shaft bar, crimp the small seal retaining clamp, install a new barrel retaining ring to the wheel drive shaft bar, align the reference mark on the tripot spider and the wheel drive shaft bar, install the tripot spider to the wheel drive shaft bar, compress the barrel retaining ring with a flat-bladed tool, verify positive engagement of the tripot spider to the wheel drive shaft bar, place approximately 1/2 of the grease from the service kit in the wheel drive shaft inboard seal, use the remainder of the grease to repack the housing, install the spring to the tripot housing, use grease from the housing, install the guide to the spring, use grease from the housing, install the trilobal tripot bushing to the housing, position the larger new seal retaining clamp on the wheel drive shaft inboard seal, slide the housing over the tripot joint spider assembly on the wheel drive shaft bar and the large diameter of the wheel drive shaft inboard seal, inspect the seal for proper shape, equalize the pressure in the seal, position the joint assembly at the proper vehicle dimension, align the wheel drive shaft inboard seal, the tripot housing and the large seal retaining clamp, latch the large seal retaining clamp, and then rotate the inner tripot housing 4 or 5 times.

The procedure is to remove the small seal clamp from the wheel drive shaft bar using side cutters and discard the clamp and the large seal clamp from the tripot joint with side cutters and discard the clamp, separate the wheel drive shaft inboard seal from the trilobal tripot bushing, slide the seal away from the joint along the wheel drive shaft bar, remove the housing from the tripot joint spider and the wheel drive shaft bar, the guide from the spring and the spring from the tripot housing, mark the position of the tripot spider on the wheel drive shaft bar, carefully tap around the tripot spider face, remove the tripot spider from the wheel drive shaft bar, the barrel retaining ring from the wheel drive shaft bar and the joint seal from the wheel drive shaft bar, and then inspect the wheel drive shaft inboard seal, the tripot joint spider assembly, the housing and the trilobal tripot bushing for damage or wear.