SUBARU LEGACY 1995 Service Repair Manual

7. 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:
Inner wheel 37.6°±1.5°
Outer wheel 32.6°±1.5°
G4M0482

Adjustment
Turn tie-rod to adjust steering angle of both inner and outer
wheels.
CAUTION:

Check toe-in.

Correct boot if it is twisted.
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1. On-car Services

2. Front Transverse Link
A: REMOVAL
G4M0490
1Front crossmember

2Transverse link

3Stabilizer link

4Front stabilizer

5Self-locking nut
Tightening torque: N⋅m (kg-m, ft-lb)
T1: 29±5 (3.0±0.5, 21.7±3.6)
T2: 44±6 (4.5±0.6, 32.5±4.3)
T3: 98±15 (10.0±1.5, 72±11)
T4: 186±10 (19.0±1.0, 137±7)
T5: 245±49 (25.0±5.0, 181±36)
G4M0491
1) Disconnect stabilizer link from transverse link.
2) Remove bolt securing ball joint of transverse link to
housing.
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2. Front Transverse Link

G4M0492
3) Remove nut (do not remove bolt.) securing transverse
link to crossmember.
4) Remove two bolts securing bushing bracket of trans-
verse link to vehicle body at rear bushing location.
G4M0493
5) Extract ball joint from housing.
6) Remove bolt securing transverse link to crossmember
and extract transverse link from crossmember.
G4M0494
B: DISASSEMBLY
1. FRONT BUSHING
Using ST, press front bushing out of place.
ST 927680000 INSTALLER & REMOVER SET
G4M0495
2. REAR BUSHING
1) Scribe an aligning mark on transverse link and rear
bushing.
2) Loosen nut and remove rear bushing.
C: INSPECTION
1) Check transverse link for wear, damage and cracks,
and correct or replace if defective.
2) Check bushings for cracks, wear,damage and creeping.
3) Check rear bushing for oil leaks.
4) If defective, replace with new one.
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2. Front Transverse Link

G4M0496
D: ASSEMBLY
1. FRONT BUSHING
To reassemble, reverse disassembly procedures.
CAUTION:
Install front bushing in correct direction, as shown in
figure.
2. REAR BUSHING
1) Install rear bushing to transverse link and align aligning
marks scribed on the two.
2) Tighten self-locking nut.
CAUTION:

Discard loosened self-locking nut and replace with a
new one.

While holding rear bushing so as not to change
position of aligning marks, tighten self-locking nut.
Tightening torque:
186±10 N⋅m (19.0±1.0 kg-m, 137±7 ft-lb)
E: INSTALLATION
1) Temporarily tighten the two bolts used to secure rear
bushing of the transverse link to body.
NOTE:
These bolts should be tightened to such an extent that they
can still move back and forth in the oblong shaped hole in
the bracket (which holds the bushing).
2) Install bolts used to connect transverse link to cross-
member and temporarily tighten with nut.
CAUTION:
Discard loosened self-locking nut and replace with a
new one.
3) Insert ball joint into housing.
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2. Front Transverse Link

G4M0497
4) Connect stabilizer link to transverse link, and tempo-
rarily tighten bolts.
CAUTION:
Discard loosened self-locking nut and replace with a
new one.
5) Tighten the following points in the order shown below
when wheels are in full contact with the ground and vehicle
is at curb weight condition.
(1) Transverse link and stabilizer link
Tightening torque:
29±5 N⋅m (3.0±0.5 kg-m, 21.7±3.6 ft-lb)
(2) Transverse link and crossmember
Tightening torque:
98±15 N⋅m (10.0±1.5 kg-m, 72±11 ft-lb)
G4M0928
(3) Transverse link rear bushing and body
Tightening torque:
245±49 N⋅m (25±5 kg-m, 181±36 ft-lb)
NOTE:

Move rear bushing back and forth until transverse link-
to-rear bushing clearance is established (as indicated in
figure.) before tightening.

Check wheel alignment and adjust if necessary.
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2. Front Transverse Link

G4M0499
3. Front Ball Joint
A: REMOVAL
1) Remove the wheel.
2) Pull out the cotter pin from the ball stud, remove the
castle nut, and extract the ball stud from the transverse
link.
3) Remove the bolt securing the ball joint to the housing.
4) Extract the ball joint from the housing.
G4M0500
B: INSPECTION
1) Measure play of ball joint by the following procedures.
Replace with a new one when the play exceeds the speci-
fied value.
(1) With 686 N (70 kg, 154 lb) loaded in the direction
shown in the figure, measure dimension

1.
G4M0501
(2) With 686 N (70 kg, 154 lb) loaded in the opposite
direction shown in the figure, measure dimension

2.
(3) Calculate plays from the following formula.
S=

2
1(4) When plays are larger than the following value,
replace with a new one.
FRONT BALL JOINT
Specified play for replacement: S
Less than 0.3 mm (0.012 in)
2) When play is smaller than the specified value, visually
inspect the dust cover.
3) If the dust cover is damaged, replace with the new ball
joint.
4) Check ball joint for damage and cracks. If defective,
replace with new one.
C: INSTALLATION
1) Install ball joint onto housing.
Torque (Bolt):
49±10 N⋅m (5.0±1.0 kg-m, 36±7 ft-lb)
CAUTION:
Do not apply grease to tapered portion of ball stud.
2) Connect ball joint to transverse link.
Torque (Castle nut):
39 N⋅m (4.0 kg-m, 29 ft-lb)
3) Retighten castle nut further within 60°until a slot in
castle nut is aligned with the hole of ball stud end, then
insert new cotter pin and bend it around castle nut.
4) Install front wheel.
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3. Front Ball Joint

4. Front Strut
A: REMOVAL
G4M0502
1Dust seal

2Strut mount

3Spacer

4Upper spring seat

5Rubber seat

6Dust cover
7Helper

8Coil spring

9Damper strut

10Adjusting bolt

11Self-locking nut
Tightening torque: N⋅m (kg-m, ft-lb)
T1: 20±6 (2.0±0.6, 14.5±4.3)
T2: 54±5 (5.5±0.5, 39.8±3.6)
T3: 152±20 (15.5±2.0, 112±14)
G4M0503
1) Remove wheel.
2) Depress brake pedal and hold it down using a wooden
block etc.
3) Remove union bolts from caliper.
CAUTION:
Use brake hose cap to prevent brake fluid from escap-
ing.
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4. Front Strut

G4M0504
4) Remove brake hose clamp and disconnect brake hose
from strut. Attach brake hose to body using gum tape.
5) Scribe an alignment mark on the camber adjusting bolt
which secures strut to housing.
6) Remove bolt securing the A.B.S. sensor harness.
(A.B.S. equipped models.)
G4M0505
7) Remove two bolts securing housing to strut.
CAUTION:
While holding head of adjusting bolt, loosen self-lock-
ing nut.
8) Remove the three nuts securing strut mount to body.
G4M0506
B: DISASSEMBLY
1) Using a coil spring compressor, compress coil spring.
G4M0507
2) Using ST, remove self-locking nut.
ST 927760000 STRUT MOUNT SOCKET
3) Remove strut mount, upper spring seat and rubber seat
from strut.
4) Gradually decreasing compression force of spring
compressor, and remove coil spring.
5) Remove dust cover and helper.
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4. Front Strut

C: INSPECTION
Check the disassembled parts for cracks, damage and
wear, and replace with new parts if defective.
G4M0508
1. DAMPER STRUT
1) Check for oil leakage.
2) Move the piston rod up and down to check its operates
smoothly without any binding.
3) Play of piston rod
Measure the play as follows:
Fix outer shell and fully extend the rod. Set a dial gauge at
the end of the rod: L [10 mm (0.39 in)], then apply a force
of W [20 N (2 kg, 4 lb)] to threaded portion. With the force
of 20 N (2 kg, 4 lb) applied, read dial gauge indication: P
1.
Apply a force of 20 N (2 kg, 4 lb) in the opposite direction
of“W”, then read dial gauge indication: P
2. The free play
is determined by the following equation:
Play = P
1,P2
Limit of play:
Less than 0.8 mm (0.031 in)
If the play is greater, replace the strut with new one.
2. STRUT MOUNT
Check rubber part for wear, cracks and deterioration, and
replace it with new one if defective.
3. DUST COVER
If any cracks or damage are found, replace it with new one.
4. COIL SPRING
When vehicle posture is uneven, although there are no
considerable reasons like tire puncture, uneven loading,
etc., check coil spring and spring seats for cracks,
deformation, etc., and replace it with a new one if defective.
5. HELPER
Replace it with new one if cracked or damaged.
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4. Front Strut

D: ASSEMBLY
1) Before installing coil spring, strut mount, etc., on the
strut, check for the presence of air in the dampening force
generating mechanism of the strut since air prevents
proper dampening force from being produced.
2) Checking for the presence of air
(1) Place the strut vertically with the piston rod facing
upward.
(2) Move the piston rod to the center of its entire
stroke.
(3) While holding the piston rod end with finger-tips,
move the rod up and down.
(4) If the piston rod moves at least 10 mm (0.39 in) in
step (3), purge air from the strut.
3) Air purging procedure
(1) Place the strut vertically with the piston rod facing
upward.
(2) Fully extend the piston rod.
(3) With the piston rod fully extended, place the piston
rod side down. The strut must stand vertically.
(4) Fully contract the piston rod.
(5) Repeat 3 or 4 times steps (1) through (4) above.
NOTE:
After completely purging air from the strut, be sure to place
the strut with the piston rod facing upward. If it is laid down,
check for entry of air in the strut as outlined under item 2)
above.
B4M0568A
4) Using a coil spring compressor, compress the coil
spring.
NOTE:
Make sure that the vertical installing direction of coil spring
is as shown in figure.
G4M0510
5) Set the coil spring correctly so that its end face fits well
into the spring seat as shown.
6) Install helper and dust cover to the piston rod.
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4. Front Strut