Check / disassembly of the drive shaft / replacement cuffs

1. Visually check the seals, defective collar immediately replaced. To replace the drive shaft covers must be removed and disassembled. Since the external hinge should not to understand, to remove his cuffs to be removed and the cuff of the internal hinge.

Remove the drive shaft in a vice with clamp gaskets and check the mobility of joints.

3. Stretch and compress the outer joint arm, he should not have backlash.
4. Internal tripodny hinge to move the shaft.
5. Try to turn on the internal hinge shaft. It should not have an appreciable radial play.
6. If the test found a fault, the drive shaft must be replaced.

1. Mark the edge of the cuff joints on the shaft before removing them, it is easier to install.

Remove the clamps on the internal hinge sleeves with a screwdriver.

3. Slide the cuff joints on the shaft.

Before removing the body tag position relative to the stars.

2. Mark punch position of the shaft relative to the sprocket, so it should be installed in its place.

Compress and remove the retaining ring sprockets suitable forceps.

4. Shoot down a star from the shaft using a hammer and brass rod, while not causing impacts on rollers.

Before removing the shaft mark its position relative to the outer cage.

2. Pry off the retainer with a flat screwdriver. Remove the internal hinge.

Compress retaining ring inner ring suitable forceps and remove. Apply a center punch mark relative to the shaft so that it can be installed in the same position.

4. Shoot down the inner ring with the shaft using a hammer and brass rod.

If necessary, dismantle the inner ring. To do this, insert a narrow screwdriver between the inner race and the cage and squeeze balls.

Mark the position of the separator with respect to the inner ring. Turn the separator at 30 ?� and remove the inner ring.

1. Remove the shaft sleeve of the internal hinge.
2. Right driveshaft: If present, loosen the clamp and remove the counterweight balancer.

Mark the position of the counterweight on the shaft so that it can be fitted in its place.

3. If you found a problem on the external hinge: Remove the outer sleeve through the side of the inner hinge pivot, having loosened the clamps cuffs.

The external hinge should not to understand.

4. Carefully wipe the internal cavity of the joint, the internal parts, flanges, caps and cuffs. Remove the old grease solvent or compressed air. If the dirt penetrated the joint, wash it.
5. Check working surfaces for wear, if necessary, replace the hinge.

Cracked and broken collar replaced. In any case it is necessary to replace all the clamps sleeves and retaining rings.

2. Lightly lubricate the shaft surface to the cuff better slid. Furthermore wrap shaft splines polymeric tape, so that when installing the cuff does not cause damage.

Put on the cuff of the external hinge with collars, collars is not yet secured. Do not mix up the cuffs of hinges: Choose the cuff according to the outer diameter of the pivot table applies to vehicles with 10/89 Vol. (except models "versatile").

1 - left drive shaft

The direction of rotation corresponds to installation clamps the shaft forward, t. E. The curved end clamps should be turned in the direction of rotation.

4. Right driveshaft: If applicable, press counterweight clamp must lie in the groove of the drive shaft. If the slot is not, align the counterweight applied when removing the mark.
5. Put on the cuff of the internal hinge with collars.

1. Wear a star on the drive shaft, and the need to match the mark applied when removing punch. Score a star on the shaft with a hammer and brass rod. This does not apply a force to install the rod alternately in different points.

Insert into the groove of the shaft a new lock ring.

Fill the cavity of the external hinge between internal details from both parties special greasing (black). Ensure that as little as possible grease got to cuff. Special grease is applied to the cuff repair kit MAZDA. Distribute the entire amount of lubricant, approximately 80 g; engine SOHC 1,9 l: 140 g

Spread on the body of the internal hinge and all grease from the repair kit (yellow). The amount of grease 130 g; in addition to the right of the drive shaft of the engine SOHC 1,9 x 220

Paste star joint in the body in the same position as when removing and pull the cuff.

1. Assemble the inner ring and the cage with balls in the reverse order to the removal sequence. Labeling must match.

Push the inner ring on the drive shaft, and the need to put at the same Uncheck punch. Insert the new lock ring.

3. Insert an external holder of the hinge and insert a new retainer.
4. Fill the cavity of the external hinge between internal details from both parties special greasing (black) from the repair kit MAZDA. The number of new lubricant compensates for the amount of grease removed. If you have removed all the old grease should be used all the grease from the repair kit.

Fasten the cuff on the large diameter collars. Cuffs should sit securely in the slots of the shaft. Fold the cuff clamps with a screwdriver and secure by bending attachment.

2. Slide the cuff on the small diameter to the mark or groove on the shaft. Cuffs in the mounted state, should be neither stretched nor compressed.
3. Slightly lift the cuff to the small diameter of a small screwdriver to compensate for pressure. Then tighten the clamp collar and fix it.
4. Set the drive shaft.