Subaru Legacy 2003 Service Manual page 2607

FRONT SUSPENSION
4. STEERING ANGLE
• Inspection
1) Place vehicle on a turning radius gauge.
2) While depressing brake pedal, turn steering
wheel fully to the left and right. With steering wheel
held at each fully turned position, measure both
the inner and outer wheel steering angle.
Steering angle:
Except OUTBACK
Model
15 inch 16 inch
wheel wheel
Inner
36.3 °± °± °± °± 1.5 ° ° ° °
wheel
Outer
31.6 °± °± °± °± 1.5 ° ° ° °
wheel
• Adjustment
Turn tie-rod to adjust steering angle of both inner
and outer wheels.
CAUTION:
• Check toe-in.
• Correct boot if it is twisted.
(1) Lock nut
5. FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN
• Inspection
1) Using a toe gauge, measure front wheel toe-in.
Toe-in:
0 ± ± ± ± 3 mm (0 ± ± ± ± 0.12 in)
2) Mark rear sides of left and right tires at height
corresponding to center of spindles and measure
distance "A" between marks.
3) Move vehicle forward so that marks line up with
front sides at height corresponding to center of
spindles.
4) Measure distance "B" between left and right
marks. Toe-in can then be obtained by the follow-
ing equation:
WHEEL ALIGNMENT
OUTBACK TURBO
34.5 °± °± °± °± 1.5 ° ° ° ° 34.7 °± °± °± °± 1.5 ° ° ° °
30.3 °± °± °± °± 1.5 ° ° ° ° 30.4 °± °± °± °± 1.5 ° ° ° °
( 1 )
FS-00061
FS-10
A − − − − B = Toe-in
B
• Adjustment
1) Loosen the left and right side steering tie-rods
lock nuts.
2) Turn the left and right tie rods equal amounts un-
til the toe-in is at the specification.
Both the left and right tie-rods are right-hand
threaded. To increase toe-in, turn both tie-rods
clockwise equal amounts (as viewed from the in-
side of the vehicle).
(1) Lock nut
3) Tighten tie-rod lock nut.
Tightening torque:
83 N·m (8.5 kgf-m, 61.5 ft-lb)
CAUTION:
Correct tie-rod boot, if it is twisted.
NOTE:
Check the left and right wheel steering angle is
within specifications.
A
FS-00062
( 1 )
FS-00061