Kia Carnival (2007 year). Manual — part 115

INSPECTION

1. Check the drive shaft spline for wear or damage.

2. Check that there is no water or foreign material in the BJ.

3. Check the spider assembly for roller rotation, wear or corrosion.

4. Check the groove inside the UTJ case for wear or corrosion.

5. Check the dynamic damper for damage or cracks.

DISASSEMBLY

a. Do not disassemble the BJ assembly.

b. The Driveshaft joint uses special grease. Do not subtitute with another type of grease.

c. The Boot band should be replaced with a new one.

1. Remove the TSJ boot band and pull the boot from TSJ outer race.

Be careful not to damage it.

2. Remove the circlip using a screwdriver.

3. Remove the driveshaft from TSJ outer race.

4. Remove the snap ring and disassemble the spider assembly from the shaft.

5. Clean the spider assembly.

6. Remove the BJ boot band and removal of the TSJ boot and the BJ boot.

If the boot is reused, wrap a tape around the driveshaft splines to protect the boot.

7. Remove both side of bands(B) of the dunamic damper(A).

8. Fix the drive shaft(A) with a vice(B) as illustrated.

9. Apply soapy water to the shaft to prevent being damaged between the shaftspline and the dynamic damper when

the dynamic damper is removed.

10. Separate dynamic damper(A) from the shaft(B) carefully.

DISASSEMBLY

a. Do not disassemble the BJ assembly.

b. Special grease must be applied to the drive shaft joint. Do not substitute with another type of grease.

c. The boot band should be replaced with a new one.

1. Remove the clip (B) from drive shaft splines (A) of the transaxle side.

2. Remove both boot bands from the transaxle side UTJ case.

3. Pull out the boot from the transaxle side joint(UTJ).

4. When separating the joint and boot (A), remove the grease from the UTJ case (B).

a. Be careful not to damage the boot.

b. According to ullustration below, put alignment marks across spider roller assembly (A), UTJ case (B), and

shaft splines (C) to aid in reassembly.