Subaru LEGACY 2004 Service Manual page 132

DIFFERENTIALS
• Toe contact (inside end contact)
Checking item: Contact areas is small
Contact pattern
Corrective action: Reduce thickness of drive pinion
height adjusting washer in order to bring drive pin-
ion away from hypoid driven gear.
• Heel contact (outside end contact)
Checking item: Contact areas is small
Contact pattern
Corrective action: Increase thickness of drive pin-
ion height adjusting washer in order to bring drive
pinion close to hypoid driven gear.
Rear Differential (VA-type)
19) If proper tooth contact is not obtained, once
again adjust the drive pinion height and the differ-
ential side bearing preload (already mentioned)
and the hypoid gear backlash.
20) Install the new gasket and rear cover to differ-
ential carrier and tighten the bolts to specified
torque.
Tightening torque:
AT-00210
2. VA2-TYPE
NOTE:
• Assemble in the reverse order of disassembly.
• Check and adjust each part during assembly.
AT-00213
• Use a new gasket.
• Keep the shims and washers in order, so that
they are not improperly installed.
• Thoroughly clean the surfaces on which the
shims, washers and bearings are to be installed.
• Apply gear oil when installing the bearings and
thrust washers.
• Be careful not to mix up the bearing races RH
and LH.
• Replace the oil seal with a new one at every dis-
assembly. Apply grease to the lips when installing
the oil seal.
• Be careful not to mix up the differential oil seal
RH and LH.
AT-00211
AT-00212
DI-62
⋅
25 N m (2.5 kgf-m, 18.1 ft-lb)
(A)
(A) Rear cover
DI-00189
DI-00078