Kinda desperate here...

I am seriously stuck in the middle of removing the ol' steering gear. Having done all the steps of unbolting, disconnecting, dropping the subframe, pushing up on the tranny etc., I should now be able to pull the steering gear out. Haynes says to move the gear out to the right-hand side of the vehicle. Actually, there is quite a bit of wiggle room, but two things seem impossible at this stage: First, the steering fluid pipes basically wrap around the gear like hooks. How to get them out of the way ? Over the steering shaft? Or through toward the front? (yes, I have unbolted the fluid pipe retaining clip bolts). Second, there seems a lot of stuff (engine mount) in the way of the steering shaft. It seems like I should tilt the steering gear toward the front of the vehicel? But again I am getting hung up on the fluid pipes. I could still try to drop the subframe a little more, but not by much and I don't want to overdo it. Sorry about the lengthy post. Any ideas, PLEASE share them.


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'97 850 n/a Wagon, 180K mi ... '98 V70R AWD 120K mi

Answering my own question: I ended up removing the rear steering fluid pipe retaining clip from the pipes (Torx 25). Haynes said only to unbolt this clip from the rear subframe member (i.e. leaving the clip itself attached to the pipes). However the clip kept getting entangled with other stuff, which is why I removed entirely. This allowed me to move the pipes out of the way, and I was finally able to remove the steering rack from the vehicle! Now, on to installing the new one.
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'97 850 n/a Wagon, 180K mi ... '98 V70R AWD 120K mi