Front Door Panel - Subaru LEGACY 2003 Service Manual

4. Front Door Panel

A: REMOVAL
1) Disconnect ground cable from battery.
2) Remove front door trim. <Ref. to EI-30, RE-
MOVAL, Front Door Trim.>
3) Remove outer mirror assembly. <Ref. to GW-
33, REMOVAL, Outer Mirror Assembly.>
4) Remove front door regulator and motor. <Ref. to
GW-16, REMOVAL, Front Regulator and Motor As-
sembly.>
5) Remove front door latch assembly. <Ref. to SL-
21, REMOVAL, Front Door Latch Assembly.>
6) Remove front outer handle. <Ref. to SL-20, RE-
MOVAL, Front Outer Handle.>
7) Remove front pillar lower trim to disconnect con-
nector from body harness.
8) Put wooden block on jack and place jack under
door. Support door with a jack to protect it from
damage.
9) Remove checker bolts.
10) Remove door-side bolts for upper and lower
hinges to remove door.
FRONT DOOR PANEL
11) Using special tool, remove body-side bolts for
upper and lower hinges, and remove door hinges.
ST 925610000
B: INSTALLATION
1) Install in the reverse order of removal.
2) Apply grease to sliding area of door hinges.
Tightening torque:
C: ADJUSTMENT
1) Using special tool, loosen body-side bolts of up-
per and lower hinges to align the position of front
door panel longitudinally and vertically.
ST 925610000
EB-00051
2) Loosen door-side bolts of upper and lower hing-
es to align the position of front door panel vertically
and laterally at the front end.
EB-00052
EB-00053
EB-11
EXTERIOR BODY PANELS
DOOR HINGE WRENCH
Refer to COMPONENT in General Descrip-
tion. <Ref. to EB-4, FRONT DOOR PANEL,
COMPONENT, General Description.>
DOOR HINGE WRENCH
ST
EB-00054
ST
EB-00054
EB-00053