Subaru 2009 IMPREZA Service Manual page 2343

11) While depressing the brake pedal, tighten a
new axle nut to the specified torque and lock it se-
curely.
Tightening torque:
220 N·m (22.4 kgf-m, 162.3 ft-lb)
CAUTION:
• Do not install wheel and let it touch the
ground before tightening the axle nut. Failure to
follow this rule may damage the axle bearing.
• Do not overtighten the nuts as this may dam-
age the axle bearing.
12) After tightening the axle nut, lock it securely.
13) Install the wheel.
Tightening torque:
100 N·m (10.2 kgf-m, 73.8 ft-lb)
14) Connect the ground cable to battery.
15) Inspect the wheel alignment and adjust if nec-
essary.
Front Axle
C: DISASSEMBLY
1) Remove the four bolts from the housing, and re-
move the front hub unit bearing and disc cover.
CAUTION:
• Do not get closer the tool which charged
magnetism to magnetic encoder.
• Be careful not to damage the magnetic en-
coder.
DS-00048
2) Disassemble the front hub unit bearing. <Ref. to
DS-18, DISASSEMBLY, Front Hub Unit Bearing.>
DS-15
DRIVE SHAFT SYSTEM
(A) Housing
(2)
(1)
(1) Magnetic encoder
(2) Front hub unit bearing
(A)
DS-00231
DS-00250