Subaru Legacy 2003 Service Manual page 796

2. Front Exhaust Pipe
A: REMOVAL
1) Disconnect battery ground cable.
2) Disconnect front oxygen sensor connector.
(With catalytic converter)
3) Lift-up the vehicle.
4) Separate front and center exhaust pipe assem-
bly from rear exhaust pipe.
WARNING:
Be careful, exhaust pipe is hot.
5) Remove under cover. <Ref. to EI-13, REMOV-
AL, Front Under Cover.>
FRONT EXHAUST PIPE
6) Remove nuts which hold front exhaust pipe onto
cylinder heads.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to pull down front and center ex-
haust pipe assembly.
FU-00009
7) Remove bolt which installs front and center ex-
haust pipe assembly to hanger bracket.
EX-00101
8) Remove front and center exhaust pipe assembly
from the vehicle.
CAUTION:
• Be careful not to let front and center exhaust
pipe assembly fall off when removing as it is
quite heavy.
• After removing front and center exhaust as-
sembly, do not apply excessive pulling force on
rear exhaust pipe.
9) Separate front exhaust pipe from center exhaust
pipe.
FU-00455
EX(H4SOw/oOBD)-9
EXHAUST
EX-00102
EX-00049
EX-00050