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Repair Procedures: Disassembly

CAUTION:
  • Do not disassemble the BJ assembly.
  • Special grease must be applied to the driveshaft joint. Do not substitute with another type of grease.
  • The boot band should be replaced with a new one.
  1. Remove the circlip (B) from the driveshaft spline (A).
    Fig 1: Identifying Circlip & Driveshaft Spline
    G06523678Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
  2. Remove both boot bands from the transaxle side joint (TJ) case.
    Fig 2: Removing Boot Bands
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  3. Pull out the boot from transaxle side joint case (B).
  4. While dividing joint (TJ) boot (A) of the transaxle side, wipe the grease in TJ housing (B) and clean them.
    Fig 3: Identifying TJ Housing & Boot
    G06523680Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
    CAUTION: Make alignment marks on spider roller assembly (A), TJ housing (B), and shaft spline (C) to aid reassembly.
    Fig 4: Identifying Alignment Marks On Spider Roller Assembly, TJ Housing, & Shaft Spline
    G06523681Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
  5. Remove the snap ring (A) and spider roller assembly from the shaft.
    Fig 5: Identifying Snap Ring
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  6. Remove the spider assembly (B) from the driveshaft (A) using the special tool (09495-33000).
    Fig 6: Removing Spider Assembly From Driveshaft
    G06523683Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
  7. Clean the spider assembly.
  8. Remove the boot (A) of the transaxle side joint (TJ).
    CAUTION: For reusing the boot (A), wrap tape (B) around the driveshaft splines (C) to protect the boot (A).
    Fig 7: Wrapping Tape Around Driveshaft Splines
    G06523684Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
  9. Using a plier or flat-tipped (-) screwdriver, remove clamps (B) on both sides of the dynamic damper (A).
    Fig 8: Identifying Clamps & Dynamic Damper
    G06523685Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
  10. Hold the driveshaft (A) with a vice (B) as shown in Fig 9.
    Fig 9: Holding Driveshaft With Vice
    G06523686Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
  11. Apply soap powder on the shaft to prevent being damaged between the shaft spline and the dynamic damper when the dynamic damper is removed.
  12. Separate the dynamic damper (A) from the shaft (B) carefully.
    Fig 10: Identifying Dynamic Damper & Shaft
    G06523687Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
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