Subaru XT 1988 Service Manual page 900

4-3
STEERING SYSTEM
DISASSEMBLY
REMOVAL OF VALVE ASSEMBLY
1) Remove two bolts which hold valve housing ASSY.
2) Extract valve housing ASSY and pinion & valve ASSY as a
unit.
a. If the pinIOn part is pulled out from valve ASSY, pinion
dust seal may easily be damaged. Therefore, pull out valve
ASSY while grasping valve housing and input shaft simul-
taneously.
L4-747
Fig. 126
b. For easier assembly, remember the tooth position between
the rack and the pinion.
3)
Extract pinion & valve ASSY from valve housing ASSY, if
necessary.
DISASSEMBLY OF RACK ASSEMBLY
1) Removal of seal holder snap ring
Attach REMOVER (926260000) to snap ring through the hole
in boot groove on the cylinder side of steering body ASSY, and
lightly tap REMOVER with a hammer to drive snap ring out.
Seal holder snap ring
2) Removal of rack ASSY
Push on rack from the valve side of steering body ASSY and
extract it from the opposite side.
a. Do not allow rack to contact the inner wall of cylinder when
removing it. Scratches on the wall may cause oil leakage.
b. Holder ASSY can be removed with rack ASSY.
Holder ASSY
i
to 'li» ~_
L
Rack ASSY
t:§...L-. ---------;-
L4-432
Fig. 128
3) Removal of high-pressure seal
Push backup ring and oil seal out by inserting REMOVER
(926330000) from the valve side.
REMOVER (926330000)
L4-433
Fig. 129
DISASSEMBLY OF VALVE ASSEMBLY
1) After removing dust cover, push pinion
&
valve ASSY
out of valve housing.
a. Do not allow the serrated edges of input shaft to contact
V-packing.
L4-431
b. If pinion & valve ASSY is hard to remove, push out using
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Fig. 127
a press.
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