2010 Cadillac Escalade ESV Driveshaft

The procedure is to remove the transfer case shield, remove the clamp at the transfer case by prying up the exposed end of the clamp with a flat-bladed tool, remove the bolts and the yoke retainers from the front axle pinion yoke, remove the boot from the groove on the transfer case output shaft, remove the propeller shaft from the transfer case output shaft, and then remove the clamp from the propeller shaft boot.

The procedure is to raise the vehicle, the reference marks the propeller shaft to the rear axle pinion yoke, remove the bolts and the yoke retainers from the rear axle pinion yoke, slide the propeller shaft forward to disconnect the propeller shaft from the rear axle pinion yoke, and then remove the propeller shaft from the vehicle.

The proper way is to install the propeller shaft into the transmission or transfer case, install the propeller shaft to the rear axle pinion yoke, and then install the yoke retainers and bolts and tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).

The proper way is to install the propeller shaft boot, install the propeller shaft splines into the transfer case output shaft, install the propeller shaft to the front axle pinion yoke, install the boot onto the transfer case output shaft until the boot snaps into the groove on the output shaft, and then install the transfer case shield.