Impreza 2.5 RS Sedan AWD F4-2.5L SOHC (2002)
Control Arm: Service and Repair
A: REMOVAL
1. Set the vehicle on the lift.
2. Disconnect the ground terminal from battery.
3. Lift-up the vehicle and remove the wheel.
4. Remove the sub frame.
5. Disconnect the stabilizer link from transverse link.
6. Remove the bolt securing the ball joint of transverse link to housing.
7. Remove the nut (do not remove bolt.) securing the transverse link to crossmember.
8. Remove the two bolts securing the bushing bracket of transverse link to vehicle body at rear bushing location.
9. Extract the ball joint from housing.
10. Remove the bolt securing the transverse link to crossmember and extract the transverse link from crossmember.
B: INSTALLATION
1. Temporarily tighten the two bolts used to secure the rear bushing of the transverse link to body.
NOTE: These bolts should be tightened to such an extent that they can still move back and forth in the oblong shaped hole in the bracket (which
holds the bushing).
2. Install the bolts used to connect the transverse link to crossmember and temporarily tighten with nut.
CAUTION: Discard the loosened self-locking nut and replace with a new one.
3. Insert the ball joint into housing.
