Section 166 (Power Steering System): General Description: Specification
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GENERAL SPECIFICATION
| Model | Non-turbo model | Turbo model | |||
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| Whole system | Minimum turning radius | m (ft) | 5.3(17.4) | ||
| Steering angle | Inner wheel | OUTBACK: 37.9°±1.5° Except for OUTBACK: 37.8°±1.5° |
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| Outer wheel | OUTBACK: 33.5°±1.5° Except for OUTBACK: 33.4°+1.5° |
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| Steering wheel diameter | mm (in) | 375 (14.76) | |||
| Total gear ratio (while turning, from lock to lock. Gearbox) | 2.8 | ||||
| Gearbox | Type | Rack and Pinion, Integral | |||
| Backlash | 0 (Automatic adjusting) | ||||
| Valve (Power steering system) | Rotary valve | ||||
| Pump (Power steering system) | Type | Vane pump | |||
| Oil tank | Installed on body | ||||
| Specific output | cm3 (cu in)/rev. | 7.2 (0.439) | 8.5 (0.519) | ||
| Relief pressure | kPa (kgf/cm2 , psi) | 7,350 - 8,050 (75 - 82,1,066 - 1,167) | 8,100 - 8,800 (83 - 90,1,174 - 1,276) | ||
| Hydraulic fluid control | Engine speed sensitive | ||||
| Hydraulic fluid | fi (US qt, lmp qt) | 1,000 rpm: 6.5 (6.9, 5.7) 3,000 rpm: 5 (5.3,4.4) | 1,000 rpm: 6.3 (6.7, 5.5) 3,000 rpm: 5.9 (6.2, 5.2) | ||
| RPM range | rpm | 680 - 9,800 | 680 - 9,600 | ||
| Direction of rotation | Clockwise | ||||
| Hydraulic oil (Power steering system) | Capacity l (US qt, lmp qt) |
Oil tank | 0.2 (0.2, 0.2) | ||
| Whole system | 0.7 (0.7, 0.6) | ||||
| Steering wheel | Free play | mm (in) | 17(0.67) | ||
| Steering shaft | Clearance between the steering wheel and column cover | mm (in) | 2 - 4(0.08 - 0.16) | ||
| Steering gearbox (Power steering system) | Rack shaft play in the radial direction | Right-turn steering | mm (in) | 0.12 (0.005) or less | |
| Left-turn steering | mm (in) | 0.3 (0.012) or less | |||
| Input shaft play | In radial direction | mm (in) | 0.26 (0.01) or less | ||
| In axial direction | mm (in) | Without play | |||
| Rotation resistance | N (kgf, lbf) | Maximum allowable value: 11.3 (1.15, 2.54) or less Difference between right and left sliding resistance: 24% | |||
| Oil pump (Power steering system) | Pulley shaft | Radial play | mm(in) | 0.4 (0.016) or less | |
| Axial play | mm (in) | 0.9 (0.035) or less | |||
| Pulley | Ditch deflection | mm (in) | 1.0 (0.039) or less | ||
| Rotation resistance | N (kgf, lbf) | 9.22 (0.94, 2.07) or less | |||
| Regular pressure (Unloaded) | kPa (kgf/cm2 , psi) | 981 (10,142) or less | |||
| Steering wheel effort (Power steering system) | At standstill with engine idling on paved road | N (kgf, lbf) | 29.4 (3.0, 6.6) or less | ||
| At standstill with engine stalled on paved road | N (kgf, lbf) | 294.2 (30, 66.2) or less | |||
RECOMMENDED POWER STEERING FLUID
| Recommended power steering fluid |
| SUBARU ATF or DEXRON III |