Hummer H2. Manual — part 845

5. Assemble the tripot housing and the tripot seal using the following procedure:

A. Pinch the swage ring slightly by hand in order to distort it into an oval shape.

B. Slide the distorted swage ring over the large diameter of the seal.

C. Place the tripot housing over the spider assembly.

D. Install the seal onto the tripot housing. See Fig. 5 .

E. Align the tripot seal, with the swage ring in place, over the flat area on the tripot housing.

6. Assemble the bolts and the support plate to the base of the Axle Swage Tool and secure the base in a vise.

See Fig. 10 .

7. Position the inboard end (tripot end) of the axle shaft assembly into the base of the Axle Swage Tool.

Install the top half of the Axle Swage Tool.

8. Align the swage ring and the swage ring clamp. Insert the bolts. Hand tighten the bolts until the bolts are

snug. Align the following during this procedure:

z

The tripot boot.

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The tripot housing.

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The swage ring.

z

Tighten each bolt 180 degrees at a time. Alternate between the bolts until both sides of the top half
of the tool touch the bottom half.

z

Loosen the bolts and remove the axle shaft assembly from the tool.

9. Inspect the inboard stroke position using measurement "B". See Fig. 11 .

10. Remove the convolute retainer tool from the boot.

2004 Hummer H2

2003-04 DRIVE AXLES Axle Shafts - Front - Hummer H2

Fig. 7: Identifying Correct Orientation Of Joint Seal
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2004 Hummer H2

2003-04 DRIVE AXLES Axle Shafts - Front - Hummer H2

Fig. 8: Crimping Inner & Outer Joint Boot Small Clamp
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2004 Hummer H2

2003-04 DRIVE AXLES Axle Shafts - Front - Hummer H2

Fig. 9: Positioning Convolute Retainer
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2004 Hummer H2

2003-04 DRIVE AXLES Axle Shafts - Front - Hummer H2