2010 Chevrolet Express 3500 Axle Shaft

You can position the universal bearings on either side of the yoke on the propeller shaft, install the universal joint spider, press the universal joint spider, install the retaining ring in the yoke, rotate the propeller shaft and the universal joint, install the other two universal bearings and wrap them with electrical tape or equivalent to hold the bearing in place, position the universal spider in the slip yoke, install the universal bearings in either side of the slip yoke, fully seat one of the universal spiders in the universal bearing, press the universal bearings into the slip yoke, install the retaining ring in the slip yoke, rotate the slip yoke, position the slip yoke in the propeller shaft and the universal bearing in the yoke of the propeller shaft, center the universal spider in the universal bearing, press the universal bearing into the yoke, install the retaining ring in the propeller shaft yoke, and then rotate the propeller shaft and the universal joint.

The procedure is to assemble the differential case, install the ring gear to the differential case, hand tighten the new ring gear bolts, install the new ring gear bolts and the differential assembly, fill the axle with the proper lubricant, and then remove the support and lower the vehicle.

You need to remove the wheel drive shaft, the large clamp, the small clamp, and the tripot housing from the wheel drive shaft, compress the tripot seal up the wheel drive shaft bar, away from the tripot spider assembly toward the outboard end of the wheel drive shaft assembly, spread the spider snap ring with the J 8059 or equivalent, remove the snap ring, the spider assembly, the tripot bushing, and the tripot seal, and then clean the wheel drive shaft bar with a wire brush.