Subaru Impreza 2002 Service Manual page 2689

DIFFERENTIALS
7. Rear Differential Side Oil Seal
A: INSPECTION
Make sure that there is no oil leakage from side oil
seal.
If there is any oil leakage, replace the oil seal.
B: REPLACEMENT
1. T-TYPE
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Move the select lever or gear shift lever to "N".
3) Release the parking brake.
4) Loosen both wheel nuts.
5) Jack-up the vehicle and support it with rigid
racks.
6) Remove the wheels.
7) Remove the rear exhaust pipe and muffler.
Non-turbo model without OBD
<Ref. to EX(w/oOBD)-13, REMOVAL, Rear Ex-
haust Pipe.> and <Ref. to EX(w/oOBD)-14, RE-
MOVAL, Muffler.>
Non-turbo model with OBD
<Ref. to EX-11, REMOVAL, Rear Exhaust Pipe.>
and <Ref. to EX-12, REMOVAL, Muffler.>
Turbo model
<Ref. to EX(TURBO)-13, REMOVAL, Rear Ex-
haust Pipe.> and <Ref. to EX(TURBO)-14, RE-
MOVAL, Muffler.>
8) Remove the DOJ of rear drive shaft from rear dif-
ferential.
(1) Remove the ABS sensor cable clamp and
parking brake cable clamp from bracket.
(A) ABS sensor cable clamp
(B) Parking brake cable guide
REAR DIFFERENTIAL SIDE OIL SEAL
H3M1397B
DI-58
(2) Remove the ABS sensor cable clamp from
trailing link.
(3) Remove the ABS sensor cable clamp and
parking brake cable guide from trailing link.
(A) Parking brake cable guide
(B) ABS sensor cable clamp
(4) Remove the rear stabilizer link.
(5) Remove the bolts which secure trailing link
to housing.
H3M1398
H3M1399B
SU0017
G3M0042