Subaru 2002 IMPREZA Service Manual page 1906

FRONT SUSPENSION
3. Front Transverse Link
A: REMOVAL
1) Set the vehicle on the lift.
2) Lift-up the vehicle and remove the wheel.
3) Remove the sub frame.
4) Disconnect the stabilizer link from transverse
link.
5) Remove the bolt securing ball joint of transverse
link to housing.
6) Remove the nut (do not remove bolt) securing
transverse link to crossmember.
7) Remove the two bolts securing bushing bracket
of transverse link to the vehicle body at rear bush-
ing location.
8) Extract the ball joint from housing.
9) Remove the bolt securing transverse link to
crossmember, and then extract the transverse link
from crossmember.
FRONT TRANSVERSE LINK
B: INSTALLATION
1) Temporarily tighten the two bolts used to secure
rear bushing of transverse link to body.
NOTE:
These bolts should be tightened to such an extent
that they can still move back and forth in the oblong
shaped hole in the bracket (which holds the bush-
ing).
2) Install the bolts used to connect transverse link
to crossmember and temporarily tighten with nut.
CAUTION:
Discard the loosened self-locking nut and re-
place with a new one.
3) Insert the ball joint into housing.
4) Connect the stabilizer link to transverse link, and
temporarily tighten the bolts.
CAUTION:
Discard the loosened self-locking nut and re-
place with a new one.
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5) Tighten the following points in the order shown
below when wheels are in full contact with the
ground and vehicle is curb weight.
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Tightening torque:
Tightening torque:
SU0010
FS-16
(1) Transverse link and stabilizer
Sedan Turbo model:
45 N·m (4.6 kgf-m, 33 ft-lb)
Except sedan Turbo model:
30 N·m (3.1 kgf-m, 22 ft-lb)
(2) Transverse link and crossmember
100 N·m (10.2 kgf-m, 74 ft-lb)
S4M0090