Subaru Legacy 2003 Service Manual page 2538

2) Remove oil seal.
D: ASSEMBLY
1. DIFFERENTIAL CASE ASSEMBLY
1) Install bevel gear and bevel pinion together with
washers, and insert pinion shaft.
NOTE:
Face the chamfered side of washer toward gear.
( C )
(A) Bevel pinion
(B) Bevel gear
(C) Pinion shaft
FRONT DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY
MT-00363
( B )
( A )
MT-00284
MT-97
MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND DIFFERENTIAL
2) Measure backlash between bevel gear and pin-
ion. If it is not within specifications, install a suitable
washer to adjust it. <Ref. to MT-100, ADJUST-
MENT, Front Differential Assembly.>
NOTE:
Be sure the pinion gear tooth contacts adjacent
gear teeth during measurement.
ST1 498247001 MAGNET BASE
ST2 498247100 DIAL GAUGE
Standard backlash:
0.13 — 0.18 mm (0.0051 — 0.0071 in)
ST2
3) Align pinion shaft and differential case at their
holes, and drive straight pin into holes from the hy-
poid driven gear side, using ST.
NOTE:
Lock straight pin after installing.
ST 899904100 REMOVER
( A )
( C )
(A) Pinion shaft
(B) Differential case
(C) Straight pin
ST1
MT-00285
( B )
MT-00286