Cruise Control - `Loctite' Equipped Screw Removal
84subaru1 NUMBER 15-18-84DATE 11-29-84
APPLICABILITY 1985 STATION WAGON AND 4-DOOR SEDAN VEHICLES TO BE EQUIPPED WITH ACCESSORY CRUISE CONTROL
SUBJECT: DELETION OF "LOCTITE" ON TURN SIGNAL HANDLE SCREW
When installing cruise control on early production Station Wagon and 4-Door Sedan vehicles, it will be necessary to soften the Loctite material on the screw which retains the plastic handle on the turn signal shaft to allow for its removal.
A supplemental instruction sheet explaining a removal procedure for vehicles with Loctite equipped screws is included in all Cruise Control kits.
These instructions are reprinted on the next page.
Several cautions to be aware of before attempting this procedure are:
1) A large soldering gun as illustrated in the supplemental instruction sheet included with some early 1985 cruise control kits is not necessary or recommended due to interior space limitations and the possibility of damage to interior trim.
2) Do not attempt to remove the screw without heating, as the phillips head may strip out.
3) Care must be taken to avoid twisting of the turn signal handle as the screw may break off flush with the turn signal rod.
The following are approximate starting VIN's when the "Loctite" will no longer be used on the screw which retains the turn signal handle.
4 Door Sedan 208260
Station Wagon 416149
SUBARU (R) OF AMERICA, INC. SUPPLEMENTAL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
CRUISE CONTROL
INSTALLATION SUPPLEMENT SOA 386C100, SOA 386C101, SOA 386C102
APPLICATION:
This is the procedure to remove the screw holding the turn signal knob from the lever rod on early production 1985 vehicles.
PROCEDURE:
1. Carefully heat the head of the screw with a pencil tip soldering iron (50 watts max.). After heating for approximately one minute, use a Phillips head screwdriver to carefully unscrew the screw.
CAUTION: Do not damage the screw head.
2. Repeat Step 1 - heating and unscrewing - as necessary - until the screw is fully removed.
CAUTION: Do not touch other vehicle parts with the hot soldering iron.
MFG. FOR SUBARU OF AMERICA BY SPECIFIC CRUISE SYSTEMS, INC.