Service Data
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Subaru Tribeca. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
SERVICE DATA REFERENCE
| Drive pinion bearing preload | Measure with spring scale. (Measured at the companion flange bolt hole) | N (kgf, lb) | 12.7 - 32.2 (1.3 - 3.3, 2.9 - 7.2) |
| Measure with torque wrench | N.m (kgf-m, ft-lb) | 0.48 - 1.22 (0.05 - 0.12, 0.35 - 0.90) | |
| Side gear backlash | mm (in) | 0.13 - 0.18 (0.005 - 0.007) | |
| Hypoid driven gear to drive pinion backlash | mm (in) | 0.10 - 0.15 (0.004 - 0.006) | |