Subaru Legacy 2003 Service Manual page 2619

FRONT SUSPENSION
7. Front Crossmember
A: REMOVAL
1) Set vehicle on a lift.
2) Disconnect ground cable from battery.
3) Lift-up vehicle and remove front tires and
wheels.
4) Remove both stabilizer and jack-up plate.
(1) Front stabilizer
(2) Front crossmember
5) Disconnect tie-rod end from housing.
6) Remove front exhaust pipe.
7) Remove front transverse link from front cross-
member and body.
8) Remove nuts attaching engine mount cushion
rubber to crossmember.
9) Remove steering universal joint. <Ref. to PS-
25, REMOVAL, Universal Joint.>
10) Disconnect power steering pipe from steering
gear box.
FRONT CROSSMEMBER
( 1 )
( 2 )
FS-00051
FS-00069
FS-00064
11) Lift engine by approx. 10 mm (0.39 in) by using
chain block.
12) Support crossmember with a jack, remove nuts
securing crossmember to body and gradually low-
er crossmember along with steering gearbox.
CAUTION:
When removing crossmember downward, be
careful that tie-rod end does not interfere with
SFJ boot.
B: INSTALLATION
1) Install in the reverse order of removal.
CAUTION:
Always tighten rubber bushing when wheels
are in full contact with the ground and vehicle
is at curb weight.
Tightening torque:
Transverse link bushing to crossmember:
125 N·m (12.5 kgf-m, 90 ft-lb)
Stabilizer to bushing:
25 N·m (2.5 kgf-m, 18.1 ft-lb)
Tie-rod end to housing:
27.0 N·m (2.75 kgf-m, 19.9 ft-lb)
Front cushion rubber to crossmember:
74 N·m (7.5 kgf-m, 54.2 ft-lb)
Universal joint to pinion shaft:
24 N·m (2.4 kgf-m, 17.4 ft-lb)
Crossmember to body:
100 N·m (10.2 kgf-m, 74 ft-lb)
2) Purge air from power steering system.
NOTE:
Check wheel alignment and adjust if necessary.
C: INSPECTION
Check crossmember for wear, damage and cracks,
and correct or replace if defective.
FS-22