Subaru Legacy 2002 Service Manual page 2246

18) Apply grease to sliding surface of sleeve and
spring seat, then insert sleeve into pinion housing.
Fit spring into sleeve screw, pack grease inside of
screw, then install the screw.
(1) Adjusting screw
(2) Spring
(3) Sleeve
19) Install lock washers and tighten left and right
tie-rods into rack ends.
On condition
L: Approximately 40 mm (1.57 in)
Tightening torque:
78 N·m (8.0 kgf-m, 58 ft-lb)
(1) Tie-rod
20) Bend lock washer, using chisel.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to scratch rack when bending
lock washer.
(1) Lock washer
STEERING GEARBOX [LHD MODEL]
B4M1129B
S4M0150B
S4M0384A
PS-37
Power Assisted System (Power Steering)
21) Rack and pinion backlash adjustment
(1) Loosen adjusting screw.
(2) Rotate input shaft so that rack is in the
straight ahead direction.
(3) Apply grease to sleeve.
(1) Adjusting screw
(2) Lock nut
(3) Spring
(4) Sleeve
(4) Tighten adjusting screw by two threads.
(5) Apply liquid packing to at least 1/3 of entire
perimeter of adjusting screw thread.
Liquid packing:
THREE BOND 1141
(1) Apply liquid packing to at least 1/3 of entire perim-
eter.
(6) Tighten adjusting screw to 7.4 N·m (0.75
kgf-m, 5.4 ft-lb) and back off 25°.
B4M1130B
G4M0121
S4M0385A