Front Drive Halfshafts: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Montego, 2006 Ford Freestyle, and 2006 Ford Five Hundred. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Inboard and outboard CV joints connect to a splined shaft. Driveshaft bearing retainer circlips retain the CV joints to the splined shaft.
On the LH side, a driveshaft bearing retainer circlip retains the splined inboard CV joint to the differential side gear. Install a new circlip every time you remove the half shaft from the vehicle.
A front axle wheel end nut secures the splined outboard CV joint to the wheel hub.
The lubed-for-life CV joints use special CV joint grease. They require no periodic lubrication.