Timing Belt Assembly - Subaru Legacy 2003 Service Manual

MECHANICAL

15.Timing Belt Assembly

A: REMOVAL
1. TIMING BELT
1) Remove the V-belt. <Ref. to ME(H4SO)-41, RE-
MOVAL, V-belt.>
2) Remove the crankshaft
ME(H4SO)-43, REMOVAL, Crankshaft Pulley.>
3) Remove the belt cover. <Ref. to ME(H4SO)-45,
REMOVAL, Belt Cover.>
4) Remove the timing belt guide. (MT vehicles)
5) If the alignment mark (a) and/or arrow mark
(which indicates rotation direction) on timing belt
fade away, put new marks before removing the tim-
ing belt as shown in procedures below.
(1) Turn the crankshaft using ST. Align the
mark (a) of sprocket to cylinder block notch (b)
and ensure the right side cam sprocket mark (c),
cam cap and cylinder head matching surface (d)
and/or left side cam sprocket mark (e) and belt
cover notch (f) are properly adjusted.
TIMING BELT ASSEMBLY
pulley. <Ref. to
ME-00230
ME(H4SO)-46
ST 499987500 CRANKSHAFT SOCKET
ST
( d )
( c )
( b )
(2) Using white paint, put alignment and/or ar-
row marks on the timing belts in relation to
crankshaft sprocket and cam sprockets.
ME-00231
( a )
( f )
( e )
ME-00232
ME-00233