Subaru Impreza 2003, Service Manual

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DI-44
DIFFERENTIALS
REAR DIFFERENTIAL FOR T-TYPE
2. STi MODEL
1) Precautions for assembling
• Assemble in the reverse order of disassembling.
• Check and adjust each part during assembly.
• Keep the shims and washers in order, so that
they are not improperly installed.
• Thoroughly clean the surfaces on which the
shims, washers and bearings are to be installed.
• Apply gear oil when installing the bearings and
thrust washers.
• Be careful not to mix up the right and left hand
races of the bearings.
• Replace the oil seal with a new one at every dis-
assembly. Apply chassis grease between the lips
when installing the oil seal.
• Adjust the bearing preload with spacer and
washer between front and rear bearings. Pinion
height adjusting shim are not affected by this ad-
justment. The adjustment must be carried out with-
out oil seal inserted.
2) Press-fit the rear bearing race into differential
carrier using ST.
ST
398417700 DRIFT
3) Press-fit the front bearing race into differential
carrier using ST.
ST
398477702 DRIFT
4) Pinion height adjusting shim selection.
(1) Measure the thickness of inserted pinion
height adjusting shim.
(2) Read the punch mark of installed drive pin-
ion gear and new one.
NOTE:
If there is no punch mark, it means 0 (zero).
DI-00078
DI-00318
ST
DI-00319
DI-00320
0
0
5
5
10
10
15
DI-00321
+2