Subaru Impreza 2003, Service Manual

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FS-16
FRONT SUSPENSION
FRONT TRANSVERSE LINK
3. Front Transverse Link
A: REMOVAL
1) Set the vehicle on a lift.
2) Lift-up the vehicle and remove the wheel.
3) Remove the sub frame.
4) Disconnect the stabilizer link from transverse
link.
5) Remove the bolt securing ball joint of transverse
link to housing.
SEDAN MODEL:
WAGON MODEL:
6) Remove the nut (do not remove bolt) securing
transverse link to crossmember.
7) Remove the two bolts securing bushing bracket
of transverse link to the vehicle body at rear bush-
ing location.
8) Extract the ball joint from housing.
9) Remove the bolt securing transverse link to
crossmember, and then extract the transverse link
from crossmember.
B: INSTALLATION
1) Temporarily tighten the two bolts used to secure
rear bushing of transverse link to body.
NOTE:
These bolts should be tightened to such an extent
that they can still move back and forth in the oblong
shaped hole in the bracket (which holds the bush-
ing).
2) Install the bolts used to connect transverse link
to crossmember and temporarily tighten with a new
self-locking nut.
CAUTION:
Discard the loosened self-locking nut and re-
place with a new one.
3) Insert the ball joint into housing.
4) Connect the stabilizer link to transverse link, and
then temporarily tighten a new self-locking nut.
SEDAN MODEL:
WAGON MODEL:
FS-00026
FS-00068
FS-00027
FS-00028
FS-00026
FS-00068