Subaru Legacy 2003 Service Manual page 2504

11) Remove weight and screw in retainer without
O-ring on the upper side and stop at the point
where slight resistance is felt.
NOTE:
At this point, the backlash between the hypoid gear
and drive pinion shaft is zero.
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12) Fit lock plate. Loosen the retainer on the lower
side by 1-1/2 notches of lock plate and turn in the
retainer on the upper side by the same amount in
order to obtain the backlash.
NOTE:
The notch on the lock plate moves by 1/2 notch if
the plate is turned upside down.
13) Turn in the retainer on the upper side addition-
ally by 1 notch in order to apply preload on taper
roller bearing.
14) Tighten temporarily both the upper and lower
lock plates and mark both holder and lock plate for
later readjustment.
15) Turn transmission main shaft several times
while tapping around retainer lightly with plastic
hammer.
16) Inspect and adjust backlash and tooth contact
of hypoid gear. <Ref. to MT-99, INSPECTION,
Front Differential Assembly.>
17) After checking the tooth contact of hypoid
gears, remove the lock plate. Then loosen retainer
until the new O-ring groove appears. Fit new O-ring
into the groove and tighten retainer into the position
where retainer has been tightened in.
Tighten lock plate.
NOTE:
Carry out this job on both upper and lower retain-
ers.
TRANSMISSION CASE
Tightening torque:
18) Selecting of main shaft rear plate <Ref. to MT-
73, ADJUSTMENT, Main Shaft Assembly for Sin-
gle-Range.>
19) Install clutch release lever and bearing. <Ref.
MT-00176
to CL-22, INSTALLATION, Release Bearing and
Lever.>
20) Install transfer case with extension case as-
sembly. <Ref. to MT-47, INSTALLATION, Transfer
Case and Extension Case Assembly.>
21) Install the manual transmission assembly into
the vehicle. <Ref. to MT-35, INSTALLATION, Man-
ual Transmission Assembly.>
2. DUAL-RANGE
1) Wipe off grease, oil and dust on the mating sur-
faces of transmission cases with white gasoline.
2) Install the front differential assembly.
3) Install the main shaft assembly and input shaft
assembly.
Connect main shaft assembly and input shaft as-
sembly, and install needle bearing knock pin hole
into transmission case knock pin.
4) Install the drive pinion shaft assembly.
Install roller bearing knock pin hole into transmis-
sion case knock pin.
5) Apply liquid gasket, and then put case right side
and left side together.
Liquid gasket:
6) Tighten 17 bolts with bracket, clip, etc. as shown
in the figure.
NOTE:
• Insert bolts from the bottom and tighten nuts at
the top.
• Put cases together so that drive pinion shim and
input shaft holder shim are not caught up in be-
tween.
• Confirm that speedometer gear is meshed.
MT-63
MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND DIFFERENTIAL
T: 25 N·m (2.5 kgf-m, 18.1 ft-lb)
T
THREE BOND 1215 (Part No. 004403007) or
equivalent
MT-00177