Subaru Legacy 2003 Service Manual page 2754

4. Hub Unit Bearing
A: REMOVAL
1) Disconnect ground cable from battery.
2) Jack-up vehicle, and remove rear wheel cap and
wheels.
CAUTION:
Be sure to loosen and retighten axle nut after
removing wheel from vehicle. Failure to follow
this rule may damage wheel bearings.
3) Unlock axle nut.
4) Remove axle nut using a socket wrench.
5) Return parking brake lever.
6) Remove ABS sensor.
7) Remove brake caliper from back plate and sus-
pend it from stabilizer using a piece of wire.
8) Remove disc rotor from hub.
NOTE:
• Before removing disc rotor, mark the matching
surface of hub and disc rotor so as not to be con-
fused when installing.
• If disc rotor seizes up within hub, drive it out by
installing an 8 mm bolt into disc rotor bolt hole.
HUB UNIT BEARING
9) Remove four bolts from rear arm.
10) Remove hub unit bearing.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage tone wheel.
DS-00147
If it is hard to remove, use STs.
ST1 926470000
ST2 927140000
DS-00148
DS-23
DRIVE SHAFT SYSTEM
AXLE SHAFT PULLER
PLATE
ST1
DS-00149
DS-00150
ST2
DS-00122