Subaru Legacy 2003 Service Manual page 2748

3. Front Axle
A: REMOVAL
1) Disconnect ground cable from battery.
2) Jack-up vehicle, support it with safety stands,
and remove front wheels.
3) Unlock axle nut.
4) Remove axle nut using a socket wrench.
CAUTION:
Be sure to loose and retighten axle nut after re-
moving wheel from vehicle. Failure to follow
this rule may damage wheel bearings.
5) Remove stabilizer link.
6) Remove disc brake caliper from housing, and
suspend it from strut using a wire.
7) Remove disc rotor from hub.
If disc rotor seizes up within hub, drive disc rotor out
by installing an 8-mm bolt in screw hole on the ro-
tor.
FRONT AXLE
8) Remove cotter pin and castle nut which secure
tie-rod end to housing knuckle arm.
DS-00038
9) Using a puller, remove tie-rod ball joint from
knuckle arm.
10) Remove ABS sensor assembly and harness in
advance.
DS-00143
DS-00041
DS-17
DRIVE SHAFT SYSTEM
( A )
( B )
( C )
(A) Cotter pin
(B) Castle nut
(C) Tie-rod
DS-00042
DS-00043
DS-00044