Steering Gearbox: Adjustment

Adjust front toe.
1. Standard of front toe: IN 3 - OUT 3 mm (IN 0.12 - OUT 0.12 in)
  
  Fig 1: Adjusting Front Toe
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Adjust steering angle of wheels.

Standard of steering angle:

STANDARD OF STEERING ANGLE

Model	Except OUTBACK	OUTBACK
Inner wheel	36.3°+/-1.5°	34.5°+/-1.5°
Outer wheel	31.6°+/-1.5°	30.3°+/-1.5°

If steering wheel spokes are not horizontal when wheels are set in the straight ahead position, and error is more than 5° on the periphery of steering wheel, correctly re-install the steering wheel.

Fig 2: Adjusting Steering Spokes When Wheels Are Set In Straight Ahead Position
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If steering wheel spokes are not horizontal with vehicle set in the straight ahead position after this adjustment, correct it by turning the right and left tie-rods in the same direction by the same turns.

Fig 3: Correcting & Adjusting Steering Spokes When Wheels Are Set In Straight Ahead Position
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