ATV CV REBUILDING TECHNIQUES
C.V. JOINTS ON ATV 4X4 MODELS
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STEP 1 |
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Remove the two
housing clamps and boot. |
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STEP 2 |
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Wipe the grease
from the housing and look for a snap ring or cir-clip. There are normally two
ways of retaining the housing to the axle shaft. |
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A WORD OF
CAUTION: HELP PROTECT MOTHER EARTH AND DISPOSE OF PETROLEUM BASED PRODUCTS IN
A PROPER MANNER. |
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STEP 3 |
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Check to see if
there is an external snap ring retaining the housing to the axle shaft. If
applicable use external snap ring pliers to remove it. |
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STEP 4 |
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To remove the housing from the axle using
an internal snap ring, strike the housing sharply with a rubber mallet. |
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Step 5 |
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Press downward on one side of the race to
tilt the cage high enough to remove the ball from the opposite side. Repeat
this procedure until all six balls have been removed |
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Step 6 |
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Tilt the cage assembly vertically and
position two opposing windows in the area between the housing ball grooves.
Lift upward and remove cage and race assembly. |
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STEP7 |
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Rotate the inner race 90 degrees to the
cage and align one of the race lands with an elongated cage window. Raise and
remove the race by swinging outward. |
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Step 8 |
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Inspect the ball tracks for wear. All
outboard housings will display a certain “acceptable” amount of wear. It is
worn out if the grooves are worn extremely deep. |
Do you want to remove an ATV balljoint?
Like most mechanics it’s hard and expensive to have
all the required tools in your tool box. This method works for removing
balljoints and tierods without damage to the rubber boots.
First remove the cotter pin and castle nut from
the component. Now hold a large hammer, as a backing, against one side of the
tab, on the knuckle, in which the balljoint or tierod bolt is inserted. Take a
second smaller hammer and strike the opposite side of the tab, making sure that
the point you are striking is directly across the hole (in which the balljoint
or tierod bolt is inserted,) from the other hammer. The bolt on the tierods and
balljoints is tapered for a pressed in fit, so by doing this you are
compressing the hole in which the tapered bolt is inserted. After a couple good
hits the tierod or balljoint bolt will just pop out of the hole with no damage
to the bolt, balljoint or tierod end boot.
