Subaru Legacy 2005 Service Manual page 2948

DIFFERENTIALS
5. Rear Differential (VA-type)
A: REMOVAL
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Move the select lever or gear shift lever to neu-
tral.
3) Loosen the wheel nuts.
4) Release the parking brake.
5) Lift-up the vehicle.
6) Remove the rear wheels.
7) Remove the rear exhaust pipe and muffler.
8) Remove the heat shield cover.
9) Remove the propeller shaft.
<Ref. to DS-10, REMOVAL, Propeller Shaft.>
10) Prepare the transmission jack and band.
11) Loosen the self-locking nuts which hold the
rear differential to rear crossmember.
Rear Differential (VA-type)
12) Remove the DOJ of rear drive shaft from rear
differential.
13) Remove the nuts which hold the rear differen-
tial front member.
AT-01331
14) Support the rear differential with transmission
jack.
DI-00268
15) Remove the rear differential front member.
16) Secure the rear differential using band.
17) Remove the self-locking nuts which hold the
rear differential to rear crossmember.
DI-00269
DI-46
(B)
(A) Tire lever
(B) Bolt
(A)
DI-00287
DI-00358
DI-00273