Front Fender - Subaru 2009 IMPREZA Service Manual

EXTERIOR BODY PANELS

3. Front Fender

A: REMOVAL
1. FRONT FENDER PANEL
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Remove the side sill spoilers. <Ref. to EI-41, RE-
MOVAL, Side Sill Spoiler.>
3) Remove the front bumper face. <Ref. to EI-29,
FRONT BUMPER FACE, REMOVAL, Front
Bumper.>
4) Remove the headlight assembly. <Ref. to LI-14,
REMOVAL, Headlight Assembly.>
5) Remove the mud guard. <Ref. to EI-28, RE-
MOVAL, Mud Guard.>
6) Detach the tabs and remove the cowl panel side.
(A)
(B) (C)
(1) Detach tabs (A), (B), and (C) from the vehi-
cle exterior.
(2) Detach tabs (D) and (E).
7) Remove the bolt, and remove the front fender
panel.
2. COWL SIDE STAY
For operation procedures, refer to performance
stay items. <Ref. to EB-19, REMOVAL, Front Per-
formance Stay.>
Front Fender
(D)
(E)
EI-02386
EB-00374
B: INSTALLATION
CAUTION:
After the installation of front fender panel, be
sure to perform headlight beam adjustment.
Install in the reverse order of removal.
Tightening torque:
7.5 N·m (0.76 kgf-m, 5.5 ft-lb)
NOTE:
Install while paying attention to make a uniform
clearance around the front fender panel. For the di-
mension of clearance, refer to "SPECIFICATION"
in "General Description". <Ref. to EB-2, SPECIFI-
CATION, General Description.>
EB-18