2009 Cadillac SRX CV Joint Boot

You can position the boot and the clamp on the wheel drive shaft, install the tripot spider assembly to the wheel drive shaft, install the retaining ring, close the boot clamp until the gap measures 1.0 mm (0.040 in), place approximately half of the lubricant in the boot and the remaining lubricant in the tripot housing, install the tripod housing, install the boot clamp on the boot for the tripot housing, install the boot clamp on the boot for the wheel drive, close the and lock boot clamp, remove any excess lubricant from the wheel drive shaft and install the wheel drive shaft in the vehicle.

You can remove the rear wheel drive shaft, install the wheel drive shaft, remove and discard the boot clamps, remove the boot, remove and discard the cap, remove the grease, remove the joint race retaining ring, remove the inner CV joint assembly, remove the boot and inspect the inner CV joint.

You can use a side cutter or other suitable tool.

You can use the J 42572.

The procedure is to remove the wheel drive shaft from the vehicle, position the wheel drive shaft bar in a soft jawed vise and clamp securely, remove the boot retaining clamp from the boot for the tripot housing, remove the boot clamp from the boot for the wheel drive shaft, remove the tripod housing from the wheel drive shaft, remove the retaining clip and the tripot spider, remove the boot from the wheel drive shaft and inspect the wheel drive shaft inner joint for damage and excessive wear.