Subaru Legacy (2005 year). Manual - part 995

EI-37

EXTERIOR/INTERIOR TRIM

Rear Bumper

9. Rear Bumper

A: REMOVAL

1. REAR BUMPER FACE

1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery. 
2) Remove the rear combination light assembly.
<Ref. to LI-25, REMOVAL, Rear Combination Light
Assembly.>
3) Remove the two clips. 

4) Turn over the mud guard, and remove the bolt
(A) inside wheel house, and the clip (B) in the lower
side of bumper. 

5) Remove the clips on the lower side of rear
bumper. 

6) Remove the service hole cover, and remove the
bolt. 

• Sedan model: trunk side trim

• Wagon model: rear quarter lower trim

NOTE:
For model with woofer, remove the woofer cover. 

7) Remove the rear bumper from vehicle body. 

NOTE:
• Do not pull with a excessive force. Otherwise the
bracket installation area may be damaged. 
• It is easier to remove the bracket by removing the
fitting parts between bumper face and bracket from
the end in order. 

EI-00579

EI-00580

(A)

(B)

EI-00581

EI-00583

EI-00584

EI-00585

EI-01058

(1)

(2)

(3)

EI-38

EXTERIOR/INTERIOR TRIM

Rear Bumper

2. REAR BUMPER BRACKET

1) Remove the rear bumper face from vehicle
body. 
2) Remove the rear bumper bracket corner from
vehicle body. (both sides)

3) Remove the lower brackets from vehicle body. 
• Sedan model: 2 places

• Wagon model: 4 places

3. FRONT BUMPER BEAM ASSEMBLY

1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery. 
2) Remove the rear bumper face. <Ref. to EI-37,
REAR BUMPER FACE, REMOVAL, Rear
Bumper.>

3) Remove the nuts, and remove the beam main
reinforcement from vehicle body. 

4) Remove the nuts, and remove the bumper beam
bracket and beam upper rear from vehicle body. 

B: INSTALLATION

1. REAR BUMPER FACE

1) Install the beam upper rear to vehicle body. 
2) Install the rear bumper face to vehicle body. 

NOTE:
If the bumper face is easily come off the beam up-
per rear, adjust the hook of bracket side. 
3) Install in the reverse order of removal. 

Tightening torque:

Refer to “COMPONENT” of “General Descrip-
tion”. 
<Ref. to EI-6, REAR BUMPER (SEDAN MOD-
EL), COMPONENT, General Description.>

2. REAR BUMPER BRACKET

Install in the reverse order of removal. 

3. FRONT BUMPER BEAM ASSEMBLY

Install in the reverse order of removal. 

C: REPAIR

Refer to the description for front bumper repair.
<Ref. to EI-30, REMOVAL, Front Bumper.>

EI-00587

EI-00641

EI-00588

EI-00803

EI-00804

EI-39

EXTERIOR/INTERIOR TRIM

Cowl Panel

10.Cowl Panel

A: REMOVAL

1) Open the front hood. 
2) Remove the wiper arm. <Ref. to WW-17, RE-
MOVAL, Front Wiper Arm.>
3) Remove the weather strip clips to remove
weather strip. 

NOTE:
If the weather strip clip is removed with excessive
force, the weather strip may be damaged. Be sure
to use a clip remover to remove. 

4) Remove the clip, and remove the cover cowl
panel. 

5) Remove the cowl panel side and clip (A). 

6) Remove the clips (A), and remove the cowl pan-
el. 

B: INSTALLATION

Install in the reverse order of removal. 

EI-00642

EB-00141

EI-00643

EI-00790

(A)

:(A)

EI-00644

EI-40

EXTERIOR/INTERIOR TRIM

Roof Spoiler

11.Roof Spoiler

A: REMOVAL

1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery. 
2) Remove the rear gate trim. <Ref. to EI-69, RE-
MOVAL, Rear Gate Trim.>
3) Disconnect the connector of high-mounted stop
light and the washer hose of rear washer. 
4) Remove the nuts and plastic caps. 

5) Remove the clips, and remove the roof spoiler. 

B: INSTALLATION

Install in the reverse order of removal. 

Tightening torque:

4.5 N

⋅

m (0.46 kgf-m, 3.32 ft-lb)

EI-00828

EI-00646