2009 Chevrolet Trailblazer CV Joint

First, you need to place the half-shaft in a vise, place protective covers over the vise jaws, use a hand grinder to cut through the swage rings, compress the seal on the half-shaft and away from the constant velocity (CV) joint outer race and wipe all grease away from the face of the CV joint. Then, please find the half-shaft retaining snap ring, which is located in the inner race, spread the snap ring ears apart, pull the CV joint from the half-shaft, discard the old seal, place a brass drift against the cage, tap gently on the brass drift to tilt the cage, remove the first ball when the cage tilts. You need to repeat the previous step to remove all of the balls. Finally, you should pivot the cage and the inner race 90 degrees to the centerline of the outer race and align the cage windows with the lands of the outer race, lift out the cage and the inner race, remove the inner race from the cage by rotating the inner race upward, degrease all of the CV joint parts, check the outer CV joint assembly for unusual wear, cracks, or other damage, and clean the half-shaft bar.

First, you need to remove the clamp from the boot with a pair of side cutters, use a hand grinder to cut through the swage ring, remove the tripot housing and the trilobal tripot bushing from the half shaft bar, thoroughly degrease the housing and the spider assembly and discard the tripot bushing. Then, please remove any evident corrosion in the transmission sealing surface, allow the housing and the spider assembly to dry, compress the tripot boot onto the half shaft bar, away from the spider assembly, spread the spacer rings, or equivalent, to remove the spider assembly, and remove the spacer ring, the spider assembly, the second spacer ring, and the tripot boot. Finally, you should discard the tripot boot and spacer rings, clean the half shaft bar, inspect the needle rollers, the needle bearings, and the trunnion, inspect the tripot housing for unusual wear, cracks, or other damage, and use the appropriate kit to replace any damaged parts.

The recommended torque is 176 N.m (130 lb-ft).

You need to use the J 8059 Snap Ring Pliers, the J 35566 Drive Axle Seal Clamp Plier, and the J 41048 Drive Axle Swage Ring Clamp Tool.