I havent seen anything here about the steering shaft u-joint, i need advice about taking it off. Can it be done without removing steering gear? My top joint is rusty and looks like it is soon to come apart. It is a 97 legacy wagon 2.2

Model, Year, Transmission, ect may help people tell you how to remove it

Model, Year, Transmission, ect may help people tell you how to remove it

 

I think that might help 1997 legacy wagon 2.2

It is attached between the steering column and the steering gearbox sith two bolt clamps. You remove the clamps by taking the bolt out and prying gently on the flats where the bolt used to be, then pull off the shaft. PB Blaster will probably help in this removal as most people never remove or do anything else with this linkage, and you indicated that yours is showing corrosion to the point where you consider it dangerous. That also indicates that it is likely to be siezed between the shaft and the clamp (U-joint). The actual linkage is a pair of U-joints that are connected together. The top is removed the same way as the bottom, so if you can get one side loose, the other side comes off the same way. . .

It is attached between the steering column and the steering gearbox sith two bolt clamps. You remove the clamps by taking the bolt out and prying gently on the flats where the bolt used to be, then pull off the shaft. PB Blaster will probably help in this removal as most people never remove or do anything else with this linkage, and you indicated that yours is showing corrosion to the point where you consider it dangerous. That also indicates that it is likely to be siezed between the shaft and the clamp (U-joint). The actual linkage is a pair of U-joints that are connected together. The top is removed the same way as the bottom, so if you can get one side loose, the other side comes off the same way. . .

 

I have not looked at it real close but the top one fits like the axle shaft in the hub, I think the clamps you are talking about are on the bottom half. I was told I would have to take the steering gear box off but I agree with you it looks like it will come off without that.