Subaru Legacy 2004 Service Manual page 2893

DIFFERENTIALS
6. Rear Differential Front Oil
Seal
A: INSPECTION
Make sure that there is no leakage from front oil
seal portion. If there is any leakage, replace the oil
seal and inspect the propeller shaft.
B: REPLACEMENT
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Move the select lever or gear shift lever to neu-
tral.
3) Release the parking brake.
4) Remove the oil drain plug, and drain gear oil.
• Except for VA2-type
(B)
(A) Filler plug
(B) Drain plug
• VA2-type
(B)
(A) Filler plug
(B) Drain plug
5) Install the oil drain plug.
NOTE:
• Apply liquid gasket to the oil drain plug for T-type.
• Use a new aluminum gasket for VA1-type.
• Use a new metal gasket for VA2-type.
Liquid gasket:
THREE BOND 1105 (Part No. 004403010) or
equivalent
Rear Differential Front Oil Seal
(A)
DI-00356
(A)
DI-00357
Tightening torque:
T-type:
!
49 N m (5.0 kgf-m, 36.2 ft-lb)
VA1-type:
!
34 N m (3.5 kgf-m, 25.3 ft-lb)
For VA2-type:
!
29 N m (3.0 kgf-m, 21.4 ft-lb)
6) Jack-up the rear wheel and support the body
with rigid racks.
7) Remove the rear exhaust pipe and muffler.
8) Remove the propeller shaft. <Ref. to DS-10, RE-
MOVAL, Propeller Shaft.>
9) Remove the self-locking nut while holding the
companion flange with ST.
ST 498427200
ST
10) Extract the companion flange using ST.
ST 399703600
11) Remove the oil seal using ST or screwdriver.
ST 398527700
DI-72
FLANGE WRENCH
DI-00194
PULLER ASSY
ST
DI-00196
PULLER ASSY
ST
DI-00197