Subaru 2002 IMPREZA Service Manual page 1526

CONTROL SYSTEMS
4. MT Gear Shift Lever
A: REMOVAL
1) Set the vehicle on a lift.
2) Remove the gear shift knob.
3) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
4) Remove the console box. <Ref. to EI-40, RE-
MOVAL, Console Box.>
5) Remove the boot plate from body.
6) Lift-up the vehicle.
7) Remove the rear exhaust pipe and muffler.
Non-turbo model with OBD
<Ref. to EX-11, REMOVAL, Rear Exhaust Pipe.>,
<Ref. to EX-12, REMOVAL, Muffler.>
Non-turbo model without OBD
<Ref. to EX(w/oOBD)-13, REMOVAL, Rear Ex-
haust Pipe.>, <Ref. to EX(w/oOBD)-14, REMOV-
AL, Muffler.>
Turbo model
<Ref. to EX(TURBO)-13, REMOVAL, Rear Ex-
haust Pipe.>, <Ref. to EX(TURBO)-14, REMOVAL,
Muffler.>
8) Remove the heat shield cover. (If equipped)
9) Remove the stay from transmission bracket.
(A) Stay
(B) Transmission bracket
MT GEAR SHIFT LEVER
10) Remove the rod from joint.
11) Remove the cushion rubber from body.
B3M1822
12) Remove the joint, and then extract the spring
pin.
B3M1823A
13) Lower the vehicle.
CS-12
(A) Stay
(B) Rod
(A) Stay
(B) Cushion rubber
(A) Joint
(B) Spring pin
B3M1824A
B3M1825A
B3M1826A