Subaru Legacy 2004 Service Manual page 2941

DRIVE SHAFT SYSTEM
7. Rear Drive Shaft
A: REMOVAL
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Lift-up the vehicle, and then remove the rear
wheels.
3) Unlock the axle nut.
4) While applying the parking brake, remove the
axle nut using the socket wrench.
CAUTION:
Remove the wheel before loosening the axle
nut. Failure to follow this rule may damage the
wheel bearings.
5) Remove the rear differential assembly.
• T-type
<Ref. to DI-29, REMOVAL, Rear Differential (T-
type).>
• VA-type
<Ref. to DI-46, REMOVAL, Rear Differential (VA-
type).>
6) Remove the axle nut and rear drive shaft. If it is
hard to remove, use ST1 and ST2.
ST1 926470000 AXLE SHAFT PULLER
ST2 927140000 AXLE SHAFT PULLER
PLATE
CAUTION:
• Do not hammer drive shaft when removing.
• Do not damage the oil seal and magnetic en-
coder.
ST1
Rear Drive Shaft
B: INSTALLATION
1) Insert the BJ or EBJ into rear hub splines.
CAUTION:
• Be careful not to damage the magnetic en-
coder.
• Do not get closer the tool which charged
magnetism to magnetic encorder.
DS-00038
2) Draw the rear drive shaft into specified position.
CAUTION:
Do not hammer drive shaft when installing it.
3) Tighten the axle nut temporarily.
4) Install the rear differential assembly.
• T-type
<Ref. to DI-30, INSTALLATION, Rear Differential
(T-type).>
• VA-type
<Ref. to DI-47, INSTALLATION, Rear Differential
(VA-type).>
5) While applying the parking brake and depress-
ing the brake pedal, tighten a new axle nut (olive
color) to specified torque and lock it securely.
Tightening torque:
190 N
CAUTION:
• Install the wheel after installation of the axle
nut. Failure to follow this rule may damage the
wheel bearing.
• Be sure to tighten the axle nut to specified
torque. Do not overtighten it as this may dam-
ST2
age wheel bearing.
DS-00122
DS-26
(1) Magnetic encoder
(2) Rear hub unit bearing
"
m (19.4 kgf-m, 140 ft-lb)
(2)
(1)
DS-00251