Subaru 1600 Service Manual page 501

2. Removal
1) Disconnect ground cable from
battery, and take out spare tire.
2) Jack up vehicle and place safety
stands under both of front lifting
points and then remove both of front
tires and wheels.
3) Pull out cotter pin, loosen castle
nut and remove tie-rod end from
knuckle arm of housing by using a
puller etc.
In order to remove tie-rod end from
housing easily, apply a penetrating oil
(CRC, LOOSEN, SUBARU GUARD
etc.) to tie-rod end.
Remove tie-rod end on another side
housing in the same manner.
4) Detach jack-up plate.
5) Disconnect cap from O
2
sensor,
and remove front exhaust pipe.
6) Remove boot protector.
7) After removing flare nuts at
center of power steering gearbox, and
drain the working fluid while turning
steering wheel clockwise and counter-
clockwise.
NOTE:
a. When removing flare nuts, wrap
waste cloth around flare nuts.
b. After removing flare nuts, install
vinyl tubes onto gearbox and piping
to prevent the fluid from splashing.
A18·152
Fig. 11·77 Draining fluid
8) Remove bolts on bottom and top
sides of joint ASSY, and pull up joint
ASSY.
9) Remove flare nuts of control valve
above crossmember.
NOTE:
Remove a flare nut of which width
across flats is 14 mm (0.55 in) by
using special tools (Socket; 925670000
and Handle; 925680000).
STEERING SYSTEM
Fig. 11-78 Removing flare nuts
10) Remove the bolt to fix both
piping and gearbox to crossmember.
A18·352
Fig. 11·79
11) After taking out piping, detach
power steering gearbox.
A18·156
Fig. 11-80
NOTE:
a. Take care to prevent dust and
foreign matter from adhering andl
or entering onto joint portions of
hydraulic piping as well as gearbox.
b. Be careful not to damage flange
portion of gearbox by excessive
load when removing bolts.
c. Pay attention not to damage gear-
box boot.
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3. Disassembly
1)
Vise gearbox by using special tool
(Stand; 925690000).
A18-157
Fig. 11·81
NOTE:
Be sure to vise gearbox by using
special tool. Never vise gearbox with
inserting aluminum plates etc. between
vise and gearbox.
2) Pull out air vent pipe from boot.
3) Remove clip (small) on outside
end of boot.
NOTE:
Be careful not to damage boot with a
screwdriver or the like when removing
clip.
4) Take out boot with clip (large)
and clip (middle).
A18-159
Fig. 11·82
5) Unbend lock washer on ball joint
with slot screwdriver or chisel etc.
NOTE:
Pay attention to prevent rack surface
on the right side from being damaged
by a tool or the like; otherwise oil
leakage might be caused.
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