Subaru Legacy 2005 Service Manual page 1632

EXHAUST
2. Front Exhaust Pipe
A: REMOVAL
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Lift-up the vehicle.
3) Remove the under cover.
4) Remove the front oxygen (A/F) sensor connec-
tor (A) and rear oxygen sensor connector (B).
5) Separate the front exhaust pipe from rear ex-
haust pipe.
CAUTION:
Be careful, because the exhaust pipe is hot.
Front Exhaust Pipe
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(A)
(B)
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6) Remove the front exhaust pipe cover. (MT mod-
el)
7) Remove the nuts which hold front exhaust pipe
onto cylinder heads.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to pull down the rear exhaust
pipe assembly.
8) Remove the bolts which hold front exhaust pipe
assembly to hanger bracket.
9) Remove the front exhaust pipe assembly from
vehicle.
CAUTION:
• Be careful not to let the front exhaust pipe as-
sembly fall off when removing, as it is quite
heavy.
• After removing the front and center exhaust
pipe assembly, do not apply excessive pulling
force on the rear exhaust pipe.
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