Subaru 2004 LEGACY, Service Manual

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DIFFERENTIALS
Rear Differential Front Oil Seal
6. Rear Differential Front Oil
Seal
A: INSPECTION
Make sure that there is no leakage from front oil
seal portion. If there is any leakage, replace the oil
seal and inspect the propeller shaft.
B: REPLACEMENT
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Move the select lever or gear shift lever to neu-
tral.
3) Release the parking brake.
4) Remove the oil drain plug, and drain gear oil.
• Except for VA2-type
• VA2-type
5) Install the oil drain plug.
NOTE:
• Apply liquid gasket to the oil drain plug for T-type.
• Use a new aluminum gasket for VA1-type.
• Use a new metal gasket for VA2-type.
Liquid gasket:
THREE BOND 1105 (Part No. 004403010) or
equivalent
Tightening torque:
T-type:
49 N
⋅
m (5.0 kgf-m, 36.2 ft-lb)
VA1-type:
34 N
⋅
m (3.5 kgf-m, 25.3 ft-lb)
For VA2-type:
29 N
⋅
m (3.0 kgf-m, 21.4 ft-lb)
6) Jack-up the rear wheel and support the body
with rigid racks.
7) Remove the rear exhaust pipe and muffler.
8) Remove the propeller shaft. <Ref. to DS-10, RE-
MOVAL, Propeller Shaft.>
9) Remove the self-locking nut while holding the
companion flange with ST.
ST
498427200 FLANGE WRENCH
10) Extract the companion flange using ST.
ST
399703600 PULLER ASSY
11) Remove the oil seal using ST or screwdriver.
ST
398527700 PULLER ASSY
(A) Filler plug
(B) Drain plug
(A) Filler plug
(B) Drain plug
DI-00356
(A)
(B)
(A)
DI-00357
(B)
DI-00194
ST
DI-00196
ST
DI-00197
ST