Note. Description of work on the replacement of CV joints and related information, see also Here.
A knock in the front drive during cornering can indicate the failure of the CV joint. If, when shaking the drive by hand, play is felt or its anthers are torn, then such a CV joint must be replaced. There is practically no point in disassembling an external CV joint of the Beerfield type; dirt that gets into the hinge makes it unusable. It is impossible to replace the CV joint parts individually, therefore the most optimal solution is to replace the assembly, and on a car with a JH3 gearbox, the CV joint is replaced along with the drive (shaft), since the shaft is made in one piece with the hinge cage. It is allowed to dismantle the internal CV joint of the Tripod type to replace the lubricant.
Can be replaced in service (with lubricant change) only anthers of external CV joints such as Tripod. The appearance of traces of grease on the hinge indicates that the anther is torn.
Approximate dimensions of the anther of the outer CV joint 23x79x106 (mm). When choosing a non-original anther, it is problematic to select the exact dimensions, so you need to select it according to the dimensions as close as possible.
Remove the drive from the car (see left hand drive or right hand drive).
Left inner CV joint of car with JH3 gearbox: 1 - mud deflector; 2 - stuffing box; 3 - bearing, 4 - boot holder; 5 - anther; 6 - roller of a three-spike hub; 7 - retaining ring; 8 - drive shaft
Do the following:
1. Remove the circlip of the pivot hub by unclenching it with a circlip remover or round nose pliers and removing the circlip from the shaft groove.
2. Slide the hub with rollers along the splines of the shaft...
3.... and remove it from the drive shaft.
Mark the position of the hub relative to the shaft and, when reassembling, install it according to the marks. If installing a new hub, orient it according to the marks on the old hub.
4. Remove the anther collar with pliers...
The anther collar can be removed by biting it with side cutters - the old collar cannot be reinstalled anyway.
5.... and remove the boot from the shaft along with its holder.
6. If necessary, replace the oil seal (in case of oil leakage from the gearbox) knock the anther bearing off the drive shaft together with the oil seal and the dirt deflector.
7. Press on with a suitable mandrel (it can be made from a pipe) new bearing on the drive bearing size (118±0.2mm) between the ends of the shaft and the bearing.
Be careful when pressing on the bearing. In order not to damage the bearing and stuffing box, press the bearing assembly onto the shaft not with hammer blows, but with a press.
8. Install the boot on the shaft, secure it with a clamp, press the hinge hub assembly with rollers onto the splines of the shaft (suitable tool head can be used as a mandrel), aligning the marks made during disassembly.
9. Install retaining ring (see point 1), making sure that