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DRIVELINE, U-JOINT & CV AXLES REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES FOR 1996 GMC Jimmy AUTOMOBILES
Includes CV axle, universal joint, and driveline replacement, for domestic and imported 1996 GMC Jimmy cars and light trucks from 1990+.
DRIVESHAFT, Replace -> Front -> Install -> One Piece Driveshaft -> Rear -> Remove -> Two Piece Driveshaft
Vehicle: 1996 GMC Jimmy 4.3 V6 GAS
Front
Remove
- Raise and support vehicle.
- Mark the front U-joint to the pinion yoke on the front differential.
- Mark the relationship of the rear U-joint to the transfer case drive flange.
- Remove the retaining nuts and bolts from the drive flange.
- Remove the clamps and retaining bolts from the front drive axle pinion flange.
- Remove the front propeller shaft from the vehicle.
- Using tape and or a rubber band, wrap the front U-joint bearing caps to ensure the caps do not separate from the U-joint.
Install
- Remove the tape or rubber band from the front U-joint
- Install the front propeller shaf...
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DRIVELINE, U-JOINT & CV AXLES REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES FOR 1996 GMC Jimmy AUTOMOBILES
Includes CV axle, universal joint, and driveline replacement, for domestic and imported 1996 GMC Jimmy cars and light trucks from 1990+.
CV AXLE SHAFT, Replace -> Install -> Remove
Vehicle: 1996 GMC Jimmy 4.3 V6 GAS
Remove
- Disconnect battery ground cable.
- Unlock steering column, then raise and support vehicle.
- Remove wheel assembly, then axle nut and washer.
- Support lower control arm, then remove lower shock absorber nut and bolt.
- Scribe all revolving driveshaft components in relation to connecting component to ensure correct balance upon assembly.
- Insert drift through opening in top of caliper into rotor cooler vanes to keep axle from turn...
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DRIVELINE, U-JOINT & CV AXLES REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES FOR 1996 GMC Jimmy AUTOMOBILES
Includes CV axle, universal joint, and driveline replacement, for domestic and imported 1996 GMC Jimmy cars and light trucks from 1990+.
DRIVESHAFT U-JOINT, Replace -> Assemble -> Disassemble
Vehicle: 1996 GMC Jimmy 4.3 V6 GAS
Never clamp propeller shaft tubing in a vise. Clamping could dent or deform the tube causing an imbalance or unsafe condition. Always clamp on one of the yokes and support the shaft horizontally. Avoid damaging the slip yoke sealing surface. Nicks may damage the bushing or cut the lip seal.
Disassemble
- Support propeller shaft in a line horizontal with table of a press.
- Mark propeller shaft in order to show which end connects to transmission and which end goes to rear axle.
- On models equipped with external snap ring retainers, proceed as follows:
- Disassemble snap rings by ...
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