Universal Joint - Subaru Impreza 2003 Service Manual

POWER ASSISTED SYSTEM (POWER STEERING)

3. Universal Joint

A: REMOVAL
1) Remove the steering wheel. <Ref. to PS-23, RE-
MOVAL, Steering Wheel.>
2) Make matching mark on the universal joint.
3) Remove the universal joint bolts, and then re-
move the universal joint.
B: INSTALLATION
1) Align the cutout at serrated section of the column
shaft and yoke, and then insert the universal joint
into column shaft.
(1) Cutout
(2) Yoke
(3) Column shaft
(4) Column shaft side
(5) Gearbox side
2) Align the matching marks, and then insert the
universal joint to serrated section of gear box as-
sembly.
UNIVERSAL JOINT
3) Tighten the bolt.
Tightening torque:
24 N·m (2.4 kgf-m, 17.4 ft-lb)
CAUTION:
Excessively large tightening torque of the uni-
versal joint bolts may lead to heavy steering
wheel operation.
Standard clearance between gearbox to DOJ:
Over 14 mm (0.55 in)
4) Align the center of roll connector. <Ref. to AB-
18, ADJUSTMENT, Roll Connector.>
5) Install the steering wheel and airbag module.
<Ref. to PS-23, INSTALLATION, Steering Wheel.>
WARNING:
Always refer to "Airbag System" before per-
forming airbag module service. <Ref. to AB-3,
CAUTION, General Description.>
PS-00031
PS-00032
PS-24