Honda Accord 2008 Manual page 1396

Driveline/Axle
Driveshaft Reassembly (cont'd)
10. I n s p e c t t h e l e n g t h ( A ) o f t h e d r i v e s h a f t s t o t h e
f i g u r e a s s h o w n , t h e n a d j u s t t h e b o o t s t o h a l f w a y
b e t w e e n f u l l c o m p r e s s i o n a n d f u l l e x t e n s i o n .
L e f t d r i v e s h a f t
A : 5 6 4 - 5 6 9 m m ( 2 2 . 2 0 — 2 2 . 4 0 in.) ^,
R i g h t d r i v e s h a f t
A : 5 1 9 - 5 2 4 m m ( 2 0 . 4 3 - 2 0 . 6 3 in.)
1 1 . C l o s e t h e e a r p o r t i o n (A) o f t h e b a n d w i t h
c o m m e r c i a l l y a v a i l a b l e b o o t b a n d p l i e r s ( K e n t -
M o o r e J - 3 5 9 1 0 o r e q u i v a l e n t ) ( B ) .
12. C h e c k t h e c l e a r a n c e b e t w e e n t h e c l o s e d e a r p o r t i o n
o f t h e b a n d . If t h e c l e a r a n c e is n o t w i t h i n t h e
s t a n d a r d , c l o s e t h e e a r p o r t i o n o f t h e b a n d t i g h t e r .
6.0 m m
( 0 . 2 4 in.) M A X .
3.0 m m ( 0 . 1 2 in.) M A X .
13. R e p e a t s t e p s 11 a n d 12 f o r t h e b a n d o n t h e o t h e r
e n d o f t h e b o o t .
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