Front Arm - Subaru LEGACY 2004 Service Manual

6. Front Arm

A: REMOVAL
1) Lift-up the vehicle, and then remove the front
wheels.
2) Remove the front crossmember support plate.
<Ref. to FS-15, REMOVAL, Front Crossmember
Support Plate.>
3) Remove the front stabilizer. <Ref. to FS-16, RE-
MOVAL, Front Stabilizer.>
4) Remove the ball joint of front arm.
5) Remove the nut securing the front arm to cross-
member. (Do not remove the bolt.)
6) Remove the front arm support plate.
7) Remove the bolt securing the front arm to cross-
member and extract the front arm from crossmem-
ber.
8) To remove the stud bolt, use ST.
ST 20299AG020 STUD BOLT SOCKET
Front Arm
CAUTION:
Do not remove the stud bolt without necessity.
Always replace the parts with new ones when
removed.
B: INSTALLATION
1) Using the ST, install the stud bolt.
ST 20299AG020 STUD BOLT SOCKET
FS-00106
Tightening torque:
110 N
2) Using new bolts and self-locking nuts, temporari-
ly tighten the front arm to crossmember.
3) Secure the front arm to body, and then install the
support plate with new bolts and self-locking nuts.
Tightening torque:
Support plate-to-Front arm:
110 N
Support plate-to-Body:
150 N
FS-00107
4) Install the ball joint into housing.
Tightening torque:
50 N
5) Install the stabilizer. <Ref. to FS-16, INSTALLA-
TION, Front Stabilizer.>
6) Lower the vehicle from the lift, and tighten the
bolt which secures the front arm to crossmember at
the state that wheels are in full contact with the
ground and the vehicle is curb weight.
Tightening torque:
95 N
FS-00108
NOTE:
Inspect the wheel alignment and adjust if neces-
sary.
FS-19
FRONT SUSPENSION
(1)
(2)
(1) Vehicle body
(2) Stud bolt
⋅
m (11.2 kgf-m, 81.1 ft-lb)
⋅
m (11.2 kgf-m, 81.1 ft-lb)
⋅
m (15.3 kgf-m, 110.6 ft-lb)
⋅
m (5.1 kgf-m, 36.9 ft-lb)
⋅
m (9.7 kgf-m, 70.1 ft-lb)
ST
FS-00109