Subaru Legacy (2005 year). Manual - part 716

RS-9

REAR SUSPENSION

Rear Stabilizer

3. Rear Stabilizer

A: REMOVAL

1) Lift-up the vehicle, and then remove the rear
wheels.
2) Remove the stabilizer link.

3) Remove the stabilizer bracket.

B: INSTALLATION

1) Install in the reverse order of removal.

NOTE:
• Use a new self-locking nut.
• Ensure the stabilizer bushing and stabilizer have
the same identification colors.
• To install the stabilizer bushing, align the paint
mark end of stabilizer to the end of stabilizer bush-
ing.
• Stabilizer bracket has an orientation, so install it
with the arrow mark faced to the upper side of ve-
hicle.

2) Always tighten the stabilizer bushing in the state
that wheels are in full contact with the ground and
the vehicle is curb weight.

Tightening torque:

Stabilizer link

44 N

⋅

m (4.5 kgf-m, 32.5 ft-lb)

Stabilizer bracket

40 N

⋅

m (4.1 kgf-m, 30 ft-lb)

C: INSPECTION

1) Check the bushing for crack, fatigue and dam-
age.
2) Check the stabilizer link for damage.

(1) Paint mark

RS-00038

RS-00116

RS-00117

(1)

RS-10

REAR SUSPENSION

Rear Arm

4. Rear Arm

A: REMOVAL

1) Lift-up the vehicle, and then remove the rear
wheels.
2) Remove the sub frame support arm.
<Ref. to RS-21, REMOVAL, Sub Frame Support
Arm.>
3) Remove the bearing unit.
<Ref. to DS-19, REMOVAL, Rear Hub Unit Bear-
ing.>
4) Hang the back plate from sub frame.

5) Remove the bolt which secure parking brake ca-
ble clamp to rear arm bracket.

6) Remove the bolt which hold brake hose bracket
and ABS wheel speed sensor bracket to rear arm.

7) Remove the bolts which secure brake hose
bracket to rear arm. Remove the bolts which se-
cure ABS wheel speed sensor to rear arm.

8) Remove the stabilizer link from rear arm.

9) Remove the shock absorber from rear arm.

10) Support the rear arm horizontally using trans-
mission jack.

RS-00043

RS-00040

RS-00041

RS-00124

RS-00044

RS-00045

RS-00046

RS-11

REAR SUSPENSION

Rear Arm

11) Remove the nuts which hold rear arm to brack-
et. Remove the rear arm bracket.

12) Loosen the nut which hold front link to rear arm.

13) Loosen the nut which hold rear link to rear arm.

14) Loosen the nut which hold upper link to rear
arm.

15) Remove the bolt which secure rear arm to the
link, and then remove the rear arm.

B: INSTALLATION

NOTE:
Use a new bolt and self-locking nut. For the parts
which are not reusable, refer to “COMPONENT”.
<Ref. to RS-3, REAR SUSPENSION, COMPO-
NENT, General Description.>
1) Support the rear arm using transmission jack.
2) Install the rear arm and temporarily tighten the
bolts which hold rear arm to the link.
3) Install the bearing unit.
<Ref. to DS-20, INSTALLATION, Rear Hub Unit
Bearing.>
4) Install the bolts which secure ABS wheel speed
sensor to rear arm.
5) Install the bolts which secure brake hose to rear
arm.
6) Install the bolts which secure parking brake ca-
ble clamp to rear arm bracket.
7) Set the jack which is originally equipped to the
vehicle under the upside down situation, and place
the jack between rear link and sub frame. Align the
installing position of rear shock absorber and rear
arm by adjusting the jack position, temporarily tight-
en the bolt and nut.

CAUTION:
Protect the rear link and sub frame from scratch 
in the way of putting a cloth between the jack 
and mating portion.

RS-00118

RS-00048

RS-00049

RS-00050

RS-00051

RS-12

REAR SUSPENSION

Rear Arm

8) Support the rear arm horizontally using trans-
mission jack.
9) Tighten the nuts and bolts which hold rear arm,
front link, rear link, upper link and shock absorber.

NOTE:
Always tighten the bushing in the state that wheels
are in full contact with the ground and the vehicle is
curb weight.

10) Install the sub frame support arm.

NOTE:
Inspect the wheel alignment and adjust it if neces-
sary.

Tightening torque:

Refer to “COMPONENT” of “General Descrip-
tion” for tightening torque. <Ref. to RS-3, 
REAR SUSPENSION, COMPONENT, General 
Description.>

C: DISASSEMBLY

1. FRONT BUSHING

1) Set the ST A with the larger side of its inner di-
ameter turned upward.
2) Set the rear arm with the protruding side of bush-
ing turned upward.
3) Place the ST B on bushing, and push the bush-
ing out.
ST A

20099AE020 INSTALLER & REMOVER 

SET

ST B

20099AE020 INSTALLER & REMOVER 

SET

2. REAR BUSHING

Using the ST C and bearing puller, press the rear
bushing out of place.
ST C

20099AE040 INSTALLER & REMOVER 

SET

(1) Rear arm

(2) Transmission jack

RS-00052

(1)

(2)

(1) Bushing

(1) Bearing puller

RS-00119

(1)

ST-B

ST-A

RS-00054

ST-C

(1)