Subaru Legacy 2004 Service Manual page 2928

3. Front Axle
A: REMOVAL
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Lift-up the vehicle and remove the front wheels.
3) Unlock the axle nut.
4) Remove the axle nut using a socket wrench
while depressing the brake pedal.
CAUTION:
Remove the wheel before loosening the axle
nut. Failure to follow this rule may damage the
wheel bearings.
5) Remove the stabilizer link.
6) Remove the disc brake caliper from housing,
and suspend it from strut using a wire.
7) Remove the disc rotor from hub.
NOTE:
If the disc rotor seizes up within hub, drive disc rotor
out by installing an 8-mm bolt in screw hole on ro-
tor.
Front Axle
8) Remove the cotter pin and castle nut which se-
cure tie-rod end to housing knuckle arm.
DS-00038
9) Using a puller, remove the tie-rod ball joint from
knuckle arm.
10) Remove the ABS wheel speed sensor assem-
bly and harness.
DS-00143
11) Remove the bolts which secure sensor harness
to strut.
DS-00041
DS-13
DRIVE SHAFT SYSTEM
(A)
(B)
(C)
(A) Cotter pin
(B) Castle nut
(C) Tie-rod
DS-00042
DS-00043
DS-00249
DS-00144