Subaru 1600 Service Manual page 481

STEERING SYSTEM
11·4. Steering Shaft
1. Construction
2-spoke soft type
CD
CD 2-spoke type
Fig. 11-6 Construction of steering shaft
2. Removal
1) Open the front hood and discon-
nect the minus terminal of the battery.
2) Separate steering shaft and gear
box by removing universal joint
connecting bolt at steering shaft side.
3) Remove trim panel of driver's
side.
4) Remove ECM from steering
column.
5) Disconnect connector for ignition-
starter switch and combination switch
wiring harness under instrument panel.
6) Remove the steering shaft instal-
ling bolts under instrument panel.
7) Pull out the steering shaft assem-
bly from the hole on the toe board.
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3. Disassembly
1) Removing horn pad
In 2-spoke type steering wheel,
remov~-
a screw at center of back side
of steering wheel and slide horn pad
downward while pressing it.
A18-084
Removing horn pad
(2-spoke type steering wheel)
11-8
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1 Steering wheel
2 Horn pad
3 Column cover
4 Steering column
5 Steering shaft
6 Nut
7 Tapping screw
8 Upper bearing
9
Combination switch
10 Hazard knob
A18-341
In 2-spoke soft type steering wheel;
a. Pull up lower areas a
&
b of pad to
unclip bosses from lower cover.
b. While lifting up lower ends of pad
with taking care of bosses not to
interfere with horn plate spring,
slide pad upwards.
Hook
Sectional view A-A
A18-373
Fig. 11-7 Removing horn pad
(2-spoke soft type steering
whee/)