Subaru IMPREZA 2002 Service Manual page 97

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REAR DIFFERENTIAL SIDE OIL SEAL
DIFFERENTIALS
6. Rear Differential Side Oil Seal
A: INSPECTION
Make sure that there is no oil leakage from side oil
seal.
If there is any oil leakage, replace the oil seal.
B: REPLACEMENT
1 ) Disconnect the ground terminal from battery.
2) Move the select lever or gear shift lever to "N".
3) Release the parking brake.
4) Loosen both wheel nuts.
5 ) Jack-up the vehicle and support it with rigid
racks.
6) Remove the wheels.
7) Remove the rear exhaust pipe and muffler.
Non-turbo model:
<Ref. to EX(S0HC)-9, REMOVAL, Rear Exhaust
Pipe.> and <Ref. to EX(S0HC)-11, REMOVAL,
Muffler.>
Turbo model:
*<Ref. to EX(D0HC TURBO)-13, REMOVAL, Rear
Exhaust Pipe.> and <Ref. to EX(D0HC TURBO)-
14, REMOVAL, Muffler.>
8) Remove the DOJ of rear drive shaft from rear dif-
ferential.
(1) Remove the ABS sensor cable clamp and
parking brake cable clamp from bracket.
(A) ABS sensor cable clamp
(B) Parking brake cable guide
(2) Remove the ABS sensor cable clamp from
the trailing link.
(3) Remove the ABS sensor cable clamp and
parking brake cable guide from the trailing link.
(A) ABS sensor cable clamp
(B) Parking brake cable guide
(4) Remove the rear stabilizer link.
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(5) Remove the bolts which secure the trailing
link to the housing.
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(6) Remove the bolts which secure the front
and rear lateral link to the rear housing.
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