Subaru Legacy III (2000-2003 year). Manual - part 655

RS-8

REAR SUSPENSION

WHEEL ALIGNMENT

2. Wheel Alignment

A: INSPECTION

NOTE:
The front and rear wheel alignment must be mea-
sured and/or adjusted at once to obtain accuracy.
Measure and/or adjust the rear wheel alignment to-
gether with the front.
Follow the procedure in “FS” section “Wheel Align-
ment” for measurement and/or adjustment of wheel
alignment.  <Ref. to FS-6, Wheel Alignment.>

RS-9

REAR SUSPENSION

REAR STABILIZER

3. Rear Stabilizer

A: REMOVAL

1) Jack-up the rear part of the vehicle, support it
with safety stands (rigid racks).
2) Remove bolts which secure stabilizer link to rear
arm.

3) Remove bolts which secure stabilizer to sub
frame.

B: INSTALLATION

Install in the reverse order of removal.

NOTE:
Ensure that bushing and stabilizer have the same
identification colors when installing.

CAUTION:
Discard old self-locking nut and replace with a 
new one.

Tightening torque:

Stabilizer link to rear arm

44 N·m (4.5 kgf-m, 32.5 ft-lb)

Clamp to sub frame

40 N·m (4.1 kgf-m, 30 ft-lb)

C: INSPECTION

1) Check bushing for cracks, fatigue or damage.
2) Check stabilizer links for deformities, cracks, or
damage, and bushing for protrusions from the hole
of stabilizer link.

RS-00038

RS-00039

RS-10

REAR SUSPENSION

REAR ARM

4. Rear Arm

A: REMOVAL

1) Lift-up the vehicle and remove rear wheel.
2) Remove support sub frame front.
<Ref. to RS-21, REMOVAL, Support Sub Frame
Front.>
3) Remove bearing unit.
<Ref. to DS-23, REMOVAL, Hub Unit Bearing.>
4) Remove bolt securing parking brake cable
clamp to rear arm.

5) Remove bolt securing brake hose to rear arm.

6) Remove bolt securing ABS sensor to rear arm.

7) Suspend the back plate from sub frame.

8) Remove nut securing stabilizer link to rear arm.

9) Remove bolt securing shock absorber to rear
arm.

10) Use transmission jack to support rear arm hor-
izontally.

RS-00040

RS-00041

RS-00042

RS-00043

RS-00044

RS-00045

RS-00046

RS-11

REAR SUSPENSION

REAR ARM

11) Remove bolt securing rear arm to body.

12) Loosen nut securing link front to rear arm.

13) Loosen nut securing link rear to rear arm.

14) Loosen nut securing link upper to rear arm.

15) Remove bolts securing rear arm to links and re-
move rear arm.

B: INSTALLATION

CAUTION:
Discard old self-locking nut and replace with a 
new one.
1) Use a transmission jack to support the rear arm.
2) Install rear arm and temporarily tighten bolts se-
curing rear arm to links.
3) Install bearing unit.
<Ref. to DS-24, INSTALLATION, Hub Unit Bear-
ing.>
4) Install bolt securing ABS sensor to rear arm.
5) Install bolt securing brake hose to rear arm.
6) Install bolt securing parking brake cable clamp to
rear arm.
7) Place jack (furnished with vehicle) upside down
and position it between link rear and sub frame. Ad-
just jack position so rear shock absorber is aligned
with rear arm at their corresponding holes. Install
lower shock absorber bolts.

CAUTION:
Put a cloth between jack and its mating area to 
protect link rear and sub frame from scratches. 

8) Using transmission jack, support rear arm hori-
zontally and tighten nuts and bolts securing rear
arm, link front, link rear, link upper and shock ab-
sorber.

RS-00047

RS-00048

RS-00049

RS-00050

(1) Rear arm

(2) Transmission jack

RS-00051

RS-00052

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