Subaru Legacy 2003 Service Manual page 2550

23.Counter Gear
A: REMOVAL
1) Remove the manual transmission assembly
from the vehicle. <Ref. to MT-32, REMOVAL, Man-
ual Transmission Assembly.>
2) Remove the transfer case with extension case
assembly. <Ref. to MT-47, REMOVAL, Transfer
Case and Extension Case Assembly.>
3) Remove transmission case. <Ref. to MT-59, RE-
MOVAL, Transmission Case.>
4) Move counter gear shaft until it touches trans-
mission case, and remove snap ring with a suitable
tool.
(A) Snap ring
5) Slide washer at rear of high-low counter shaft,
and remove straight pin from counter shaft.
( A )
(A) Straight pin
(B) Counter gear
6) Remove counter shaft from transmission case,
taking care not to drop counter gear and the two
washers.
NOTE:
• Be careful not to damage O-ring.
• Be careful not to drop straight pin on front side.
COUNTER GEAR
( A )
MT-00317
( B )
MT-00318
MT-109
MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND DIFFERENTIAL
• Be careful not to drop two needle bearings and
collar contained in counter gear.
(A) Counter shaft
(B) Counter gear
(C) Washers
B: INSTALLATION
1) Install new O-ring and straight pin onto counter
gear shaft.
2) Install the following parts in main case (Right-
side), and push the shaft perfectly into case.
• Counter gear shaft
• Two counter gear washers
• Two needle bearings
• Counter gear collar
• Counter gear
• Straight pin
• Snap ring
3) Install the transmission case. <Ref. to MT-61,
INSTALLATION, Transmission Case.>
4) Install the transfer case with extension case as-
sembly. <Ref. to MT-47, INSTALLATION, Transfer
Case and Extension Case Assembly.>
5) Install the manual transmission assembly on ve-
hicle. <Ref. to MT-35, INSTALLATION, Manual
Transmission Assembly.>
NOTE:
• Make sure that cut-out end surface of counter
gear shaft does not protrude above the end surface
of the case.
• Position the cut-out portion of counter gear shaft
as shown in the figure.
C: INSPECTION
1) After installing snap ring, measure clearance be-
tween snap ring and counter washer.
Clearance:
0.05 — 0.35 mm (0.0020 — 0.0138 in)
2) If the clearance is out of measured value, select
a snap ring and install to put clearance within mea-
sured value. <Ref. to MT-110, ADJUSTMENT,
Counter Gear.>
( A )
( C )
( B )
MT-00319