Subaru Legacy 2005 Service Manual page 2856

FRONT SUSPENSION
6. Front Arm
A: REMOVAL
1) Lift-up the vehicle, and then remove the front
wheels.
2) Remove the front crossmember support plate.
<Ref. to FS-14, REMOVAL, Front Crossmember
Support Plate.>
3) Remove the front stabilizer. <Ref. to FS-15, RE-
MOVAL, Front Stabilizer.>
4) Remove the ball joint of front arm.
5) Remove the nut securing the front arm to cross-
member. (Do not remove the bolt.)
6) Remove the front arm support plate.
7) Remove the bolt securing front arm to cross-
member and extract the front arm from crossmem-
ber.
Front Arm
8) To remove the stud bolt, use the ST.
ST 20299AG020 STUD BOLT SOCKET
CAUTION:
Do not remove the stud bolt without necessity.
Always replace the parts with new ones when
removed.
B: INSTALLATION
FS-00106
1) Using the ST, install the stud bolt.
ST 20299AG020 STUD BOLT SOCKET
Tightening torque:
110 N
2) Using new bolts and self-locking nuts, temporari-
ly tighten the front arm to crossmember.
3) Secure the front arm to body, and then install the
support plate with new bolts and self-locking nuts.
Tightening torque:
Support plate-to-Front arm
110 N
FS-00107
Support plate to Body
150 N
4) Install the ball joint into housing.
Tightening torque:
50 N
5) Install the stabilizer. <Ref. to FS-15, INSTALLA-
TION, Front Stabilizer.>
6) Lower the vehicle from the lift, and tighten the
bolt which secures front arm to crossmember at the
state that wheels are in full contact with the ground
and the vehicle is curb weight.
FS-00108
Tightening torque:
95 N
NOTE:
Inspect the wheel alignment and adjust if neces-
sary.
FS-18
(1)
(2)
(1) Vehicle body
(2) Stud bolt
⋅
m (11.2 kgf-m, 81.1 ft-lb)
⋅
m (11.2 kgf-m, 81.1 ft-lb)
⋅
m (15.3 kgf-m, 110.6 ft-lb)
⋅
m (5.1 kgf-m, 36.9 ft-lb)
⋅
m (9.7 kgf-m, 70.1 ft-lb)
ST
FS-00109