Subaru Legacy 2003 Service Manual page 3971

EXTERIOR BODY PANELS
6. Rear Door Panel
A: REMOVAL
1) Disconnect ground cable from battery.
2) Remove rear door trim. <Ref. to EI-31, REMOV-
AL, Rear Door Trim.>
3) Remove rear door regulator and motor assem-
bly. <Ref. to GW-18, REMOVAL, Rear Regulator
and Motor Assembly.>
4) Remove rear outer handle. <Ref. to SL-24, RE-
MOVAL, Rear Outer Handle.>
5) Remove center pillar lower trim. <Ref. to EI-39,
REMOVAL, Lower Inner Trim.>
6) Remove seatbelt bracket and blind plug.
Disconnect connector of door harness and remove
door hinge nut.
7) Put a wooden block on the jack and place the
jack under the door. Support the door with the jack
to protect it.
8) Remove checker bolts.
9) Remove door-side bolts for upper and lower
hinges to remove door.
REAR DOOR PANEL
10) Using special tool, remove body-side bolts for
upper and lower hinges, and remove door hinges.
B: INSTALLATION
1) Install in the reverse order of removal.
2) Apply grease to sliding area of door hinges.
Tightening torque:
C: ADJUSTMENT
1) Using special tool, loosen body-side bolts of up-
per and lower hinges to align the position of rear
door panel longitudinally and vertically.
EB-00059 2) Loosen door-side bolts of upper and lower hing-
es to align the position of rear door panel vertically
and laterally at front-end.
EB-00052
EB-00053
EB-14
Refer to COMPONENT in General Descrip-
tion. <Ref. to EB-5, REAR DOOR PANEL,
COMPONENT, General Description.>
ST
EB-00054
EB-00053