Subaru Legacy 2003 Service Manual page 2696

5. Rear Differential for VA-type
A: REMOVAL
1) Disconnect ground cable from battery.
2) Move select lever or gear shift lever to "N".
3) Loosen wheel nuts.
4) Release the parking brake.
5) Jack-up vehicle and support it with sturdy racks.
6) Remove wheels.
7) Remove rear exhaust pipe and muffler.
8) Remove heat shield cover.
9) Remove propeller shaft.
<Ref. to DS-14, REMOVAL, Propeller Shaft.>
10) Prepare a transmission jack and a band.
11) Loosen self-locking nuts connecting rear differ-
ential to rear crossmember.
REAR DIFFERENTIAL FOR VA-TYPE
DI-00267
DI-00268
DI-00269
DI-41
12) Remove DOJ of rear drive shaft from rear dif-
ferential.
( B )
(A) Tire lever
(B) Bolt
13) Remove protector nuts.
14) Remove nuts which secure rear differential
front member.
15) Support rear differential with transmission jack.
16) Remove rear differential front member.
17) Fix rear differential at band.
DIFFERENTIALS
( A )
DI-00287
DI-00271
DI-00272
DI-00273