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Front Transverse Link: Removal

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  1. Set vehicle on a lift.
  2. Disconnect ground cable from battery.
  3. Lift-up the vehicle and remove the wheel.
  4. Disconnect stabilizer link from transverse link.
  5. Remove bolt securing ball joint of transverse link to housing.
    Fig 1: Removing Bolt Of Ball Joint Of Transverse Link To Housing
    G03751262Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
  6. Remove nut (do not remove bolt.) securing transverse link to crossmember.
  7. Remove two bolts securing bushing bracket of transverse link to vehicle body at rear bushing location.
    Fig 2: Removing Bushing Bracket Of Transverse Link Bolts
    G03751263Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
  8. Extract ball joint from housing.
  9. Remove bolt securing transverse link to cross-member and extract transverse link from cross-member.
    Fig 3: Removing Cross-Member And Extract Transverse Link From Cross-Member Bolts
    G03751264Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
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