Outback VDC Wagon AWD F6-3.0L (2002)
Steering Gear: Service and Repair
A: REMOVAL
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Loosen front wheel nut.
3. Lift vehicle and remove front wheels.
4. Remove front exhaust pipe assembly.
WARNING: Be careful, exhaust pipe is hot.
5. Using a puller, remove tie-rod end from knuckle arm after pulling off cotter pin and removing castle nut.
6. Remove jack-up plate and front stabilizer.
7. Remove one pipe joint at the center of gearbox, and connect vinyl hose to pipe and joint. Discharge fluid by turning steering wheel fully clockwise
and counterclockwise. Discharge fluid similarly from the other pipe.
8. Remove universal joint.
9. Disconnect pipes C and D from pipe of gearbox.
CAUTION: Be careful not to damage these pipes.
NOTE: Disconnect upper pipe D first, and lower pipe C second.