Front Transverse Link: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Subaru Forester and 2003 Subaru Forester. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Set the vehicle on the lift.
Lift-up the vehicle and remove the wheel.
Remove the sub-frame. See SUB-FRAME .
Disconnect the stabilizer link from transverse link.
Remove the bolt securing ball joint of transverse link to housing. See Fig 1.
Remove the nut (DO NOT remove bolt) securing transverse link to crossmember.
Remove the 2 bolts securing bushing bracket of transverse link to the vehicle body at rear bushing location. See Fig 2.
Extract the ball joint from housing.
Remove the bolt securing transverse link to crossmember, and then extract the transverse link from crossmember. See Fig 3.

Fig 1: Removing Bolt Securing Ball Joint Of Transverse To Housing

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Fig 2: Removing Bolts Securing Bushing Bracket

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Fig 3: Removing Bolt Securing Transverse Link To Crossmember

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