Subaru Forester 2.5X 2003 Technicians Reference Booklet page 9

2003 New Model Update
The door is opened by remove the 6 trim plugs
and turning the door to the passenger side of the
vehicle.
Two visual inspection doors are located near the
front of the engine under cover .
Forester is now equipped with same type of
subframe introduced with the Impreza WRX.
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The stub axles of the front differential have been
deleted and replaced with stub axles made onto
the end of the drive axle inner joint. The end of
the axle has a small circlip that locks the stub
axle to the side gear of the differential.
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The axle is removed from the differential by using
ST28399SA000 and applying pressure between
the axle joint and the differential.
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(912) Forester
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June 2002