Subaru LEGACY 2004 Service Manual page 586

EXTERIOR/INTERIOR TRIM
5) Remove the steering support beam bracket.
3. INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY (IN-
CLUDING STEERING SUPPORT BEAM)
CAUTION:
Be careful to the harness of airbag system
when servicing the instrument panel. Damage
may cause the system malfunction.
1) Remove the front pillar upper trim. <Ref. to EI-
62, REMOVAL, Upper Inner Trim.>
2) Remove the center console. <Ref. to EI-54, RE-
MOVAL, Center Console.>
3) Remove the instrument panel lower cover. <Ref.
to EI-50, REMOVAL, Instrument Panel Lower Cov-
er.>
4) Remove the glove box. <Ref. to EI-51, REMOV-
AL, Glove Box.>
5) Remove the steering shaft assembly. <Ref. to
PS-23, REMOVAL, Tilt Steering Column.>
6) Remove the driver side instrument panel side
cover, and remove the bolts.
7) Remove the bolts at the side of passenger side
instrument panel.
Instrument Panel Assembly
8) Loosen the bolts on the center console side.
EI-00617
9) Disconnect each connector, and remove the in-
strument assembly.
NOTE:
If necessary, make matching marks for easy reas-
sembly.
B: INSTALLATION
1. INSTRUMENT PANEL (EXCLUDING
STEERING SUPPORT BEAM)
1) Insert the matching pins (3 places) on the instru-
ment panel tip into the grommet (A) and (B) on the
body panel side.
2) Check the inserted state of matching pins, and
pull the harness around.
3) Tighten the instrument panel with screw, and re-
check the installation of instrument panel and the
state of pulled harness.
4) Install in the reverse order of removal.
EI-00776
2. STEERING SUPPORT BEAM
1) Temporarily tighten the steering support beam
with bolt, and pull the harness around.
2) Make sure that there is no mutual interference in
each pedal, and tighten the each bolt.
Tightening torque:
3) Install in the reverse order of removal.
EI-00777
EI-58
(B)
(A)
!
25 N m (25.5 kgf-m, 18.4 ft-lb)
EI-00620
(B)
EI-00621