Subaru 2004 LEGACY, Service Manual

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DS-13
DRIVE SHAFT SYSTEM
Front Axle
3. Front Axle
A: REMOVAL
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Lift-up the vehicle and remove the front wheels.
3) Unlock the axle nut.
4) Remove the axle nut using a socket wrench
while depressing the brake pedal.
CAUTION:
Remove the wheel before loosening the axle
nut. Failure to follow this rule may damage the
wheel bearings.
5) Remove the stabilizer link.
6) Remove the disc brake caliper from housing,
and suspend it from strut using a wire.
7) Remove the disc rotor from hub.
NOTE:
If the disc rotor seizes up within hub, drive disc rotor
out by installing an 8-mm bolt in screw hole on ro-
tor.
8) Remove the cotter pin and castle nut which se-
cure tie-rod end to housing knuckle arm.
9) Using a puller, remove the tie-rod ball joint from
knuckle arm.
10) Remove the ABS wheel speed sensor assem-
bly and harness.
11) Remove the bolts which secure sensor harness
to strut.
DS-00038
DS-00143
DS-00041
(A) Cotter pin
(B) Castle nut
(C) Tie-rod
DS-00042
(C)
(B)
(A)
DS-00043
DS-00249
DS-00144