Subaru Legacy 2003 Service Manual page 2528

18.Drive Pinion Shaft Assembly
A: REMOVAL
1) Remove the manual transmission assembly
from vehicle. <Ref. to MT-32, REMOVAL, Manual
Transmission Assembly.>
2) Remove transfer case with extension case as-
sembly. <Ref. to MT-47, REMOVAL, Transfer
Case and Extension Case Assembly.>
3) Remove transmission case. <Ref. to MT-59, RE-
MOVAL, Transmission Case.>
4) Remove drive pinion shaft assembly.
NOTE:
Use a hammer handle, etc. to remove if too tight.
( B )
(A) Main shaft assembly
(B) Drive pinion shaft assembly
B: INSTALLATION
1) Remove differential assembly.
2) Alignment marks/numbers on hypoid gear set
The upper number on driven pinion is the match
number for combining it with hypoid driven gear.
The lower number is for shim adjustment. If no low-
er number is shown, the value is zero. The number
on hypoid driven gear indicates a number for com-
bination with drive pinion.
246
( 1 )
(1) Match number
(2) Shim adjustment number
3) Place drive pinion shaft assembly on right hand
transmission main case without shim and tighten
bearing mounting bolts.
DRIVE PINION SHAFT ASSEMBLY
( A )
MT-00161
( 1 )
( 2 )
MT-00241
MT-87
MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND DIFFERENTIAL
4) Inspection and adjustment of ST
NOTE:
• Loosen the two bolts and adjust so that the scale
indicates 0.5 correctly when the plate end and the
scale end are on the same level.
• Tighten the two bolts.
ST 499917500 DRIVE PINION GAUGE
ASSY
( A )
( B )
ST
(A) Plate
(B) Scale
5) Position the ST by inserting the knock pin of ST
into the knock hole in the transmission case.
ST 499917500 DRIVE PINION GAUGE
ASSY
6) Slide the drive pinion gauge scale with finger tip
and read the value at the point where it matches
with the end face of drive pinion.
ST 499917500 DRIVE PINION GAUGE
ASSY
ST
(A) Adjust clearance to zero without shim.
7) The thickness of shim shall be determined by
adding the value indicated on drive pinion to the
value indicated on the ST. (Add if the number on
drive pinion is prefixed by + and subtract if the num-
ber is prefixed by −.)
ST 499917500 DRIVE PINION GAUGE
ASSY
MT-00242
( A )
MT-00243