Subaru LEGACY 2006 Manual page 3955

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3. Front Axle
A: REMOVAL
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Lift-up the vehicle, and remove the front wheels.
3) Lift the crimped section of 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 the housing,
and suspend it from strut using a wire.
7) Remove the disc rotor from the hub.
NOTE:
If it is difficult to remove the disc rotor from the hub,
drive the 8 mm of bolt into the threaded end of rotor,
then remove the rotor.
Front Axle
8) Remove the cotter pin and castle nut securing
the tie-rod end to the housing knuckle arm.
(C)
(A) Cotter pin
(B) Castle nut
(C) Tie-rod
DS-00038
9) Using a puller, remove the tie-rod ball joint from
knuckle arm.
CAUTION:
When removing tie-rod, do not hit the tie-rod
end with hammer.
10) Remove the ABS wheel speed sensor assem-
DS-00143
bly and harness.
DS-00041
DS-13
DRIVE SHAFT SYSTEM
(A)
(B)
DS-00042
DS-00043
DS-00249