Subaru 2009 IMPREZA Service Manual page 2341

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3. Front Axle

1) Disconnect the ground cable from the 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.

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.

If it is difficult to remove the disc rotor from the hub,

drive the 8 mm bolt into the threaded end of rotor,

and then remove the rotor.

8) Remove the cotter pin and castle nut securing

the tie-rod end to the housing knuckle arm.

9) Using a puller, remove the tie-rod ball joint from

knuckle arm.

10) Remove the ABS wheel speed sensor assem-

bly and harness.

11) Remove the bolts which secure the sensor har-

ness to the strut.

DRIVE SHAFT SYSTEM

(A) Cotter pin

(B) Castle nut