Subaru 2009 IMPREZA, Service Manual

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Rear Differential Front Oil Seal
DIFFERENTIALS
5. Rear Differential Front Oil
Seal
A: INSPECTION
Check 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) Shift the select lever or gear shift lever to neutral.
3) Release the parking brake.
4) Lift up the vehicle.
5) Remove the oil drain plug, and drain gear oil.
6) Install the oil drain plug.
NOTE:
Apply liquid gasket to the drain plug.
Liquid gasket:
THREE BOND 1105 (Part No. 004403010) or
equivalent
Tightening torque:
49 N·m (5.0 kgf-m, 36.1 ft-lb)
7) Remove the rear exhaust pipe and muffler.
• Non-turbo model
<Ref. to EX(H4SO)-10, REMOVAL, Rear Exhaust
Pipe.> <Ref. to EX(H4SO)-12, REMOVAL, Muf-
fler.>
• Turbo model
<Ref. to EX(H4DOTC)-14, REMOVAL, Rear Ex-
haust Pipe.> <Ref. to EX(H4DOTC)-16, REMOV-
AL, Muffler.>
8) Remove the heat shield cover.
9) Remove the propeller shaft. <Ref. to DS-10, RE-
MOVAL, Propeller Shaft.>
10) Remove the self-locking nut while holding the
companion flange with ST.
ST
498427200 FLANGE WRENCH
11) Extract the companion flange using ST.
ST
399703600 PULLER ASSY
12) Remove the oil seal using ST or screwdriver.
ST
398527700 PULLER ASSY
(A) Filler plug
(B) Oil drain plug
DI-00522
(A)
(B)
AT-04522
DI-00194
ST
DI-00196
ST
DI-00197
ST