Alfa Romeo 33 owners manual page 186

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DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY Reassemble joints being careful to fit parts back into their original posi- tion, as marked at time of disas- sembly, and following the procedure hereafter described. OUTER JOINT (A) 1. Thoroughly coat with grease (Molykote VN 2461 C or Optimol Outer cover 4 Inner cover Olistamoly 2 L N 584) the cage, the Outer ring 5 Plate inner race and the steel balls; pack Plates retaining6 Boot the joint’s recess with 40 g (1.41oz) screws of the same type grease. 1 Inner race 3 Outer ring 2. Fit boot on shaft being extreme- 2 Cage ly careful not to damage it in any Mark outer ring, cage and joint’s way along the splines; to this effect inner race with a reference line to splines should be covered with tape. ensure proper positioning when as- sembling. 3. Fit lock ring to groove on joint’s remove lock ring. inner race.Make sure lock ring is j” 6. Use pliers to properly and securely lodged in its Seat on the shaft. 4. Following disassembly proce- dure in reverse sequence, now fit the inner race and the cage. Inner race should be fittedSO that its face, on which lock ring was previ- ously fitted, faces to outside of the joint. 5. Fit steel balls as shown in the 7. Now remove the. constant-speed CHECKS figure. joint from the shaft with the help of AND INSPECTIONS a press, two half-plates, a punch and a base. suitable ‘equipment, 1. Using thoroughly clean all joint parts.CAUTION: 2. Check working surfaces and bails Do not exchange this joint’s steel for scores or any evidence of wear balls with those of the inner joint as due to friction of foreign matter; theirdiameter is different. replace the joint, if necessary. Remember that broken boots will cause loss of lubricant and will also allow foreign matter to enter which, in turn, will cause faulty operation of the constant-speed joints; usually this problem is easily detected during testing. 3. Make sure that play in both joints is not too much since excessive 8. Slip boot off the shaft and play is thecause of noise during remove inner cover from the joint. sudden torque reversal; this is evi- 9. Remove both seal rings from the denced by a knocking sound which is joint’s outer ring. easily detected during testing. 10. Remove steel balls from the Should disassembly by required, it is joint and then disassemble the joint advisable to replace the joint protect- into its different components: outer ing boots as well as the seal rings on ring 0, cage0, and inner the constant-speed joint ongearbox- race 1 0. differential side. May 1983 17-4

owners manual Alfa Romeo 33

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