Subaru Impreza 3 / Impreza WRX / Impreza WRX STI. Manual — part 389

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15) Move the transmission to the right side, and re-

move the joint COMPL, stay bolts and reverse

check cable.
NOTE:

If the transmission is not moved aside, the joint

COMPL and stay bolts may contact the body and

cause damage.

16) Remove the cushion rubber from the body.

17) Lower the vehicle.

18) Remove the gear shift lever.

2. EXCEPT FOR STI MODEL

1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.

2) Remove the gear shift knob.

3) Remove the console box. <Ref. to EI-51, RE-

MOVAL, Console Box.>

4) Remove the console side cover and console

front panel. <Ref. to EI-52, CONSOLE FRONT

PANEL, REMOVAL, Center Console.>

5) Remove the clamp.

6) Remove the boot and insulator assembly.

7) Remove the harness clamp from the plate COM-

PL.

8) Remove the plate COMPL from the vehicle

body.

9) Lift up the vehicle.

10) Remove the center exhaust pipe (rear). <Ref.

to EX(w/o STI)-2, General Description.>

(A) Joint COMPL bolt
(B) Stay bolt

(C) Reverse check cable

CS-00221

(C)

(A)

(B)

CS-00222

CS-00731

CS-00732

CS-00313

CS-00869

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11) Remove the heat shield cover.

12) Remove the stay from transmission bracket.

13) Remove the rod from joint.

14) Remove the cushion rubber from the vehicle

body.

15) Extract the spring pin and remove the joint.

16) Lower the vehicle.

17) Remove the gear shift lever.

(A) Stay
(B) Transmission bracket

(A) Stay
(B) Rod

MT-01660

MT-02037

(A)

(B)

CS-00051

(A)

(B)

(A) Stay
(B) Cushion rubber

(A) Joint
(B) Spring pin

CS-00052

(A)

(B)

CS-00053

(A)

(B)

CS-00870

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B: INSTALLATION

1. STI MODEL

1) Insert the gear shift lever from the room side.
NOTE:

After inserting the rod and stay, temporarily put

them onto transmission mount.

2) Lift up the vehicle.

3) Mount the cushion rubber on the body.
Tightening torque:

18 N·m (1.8 kgf-m, 13.3 ft-lb)

4) Move the transmission to the right side of the ve-

hicle, and install the joint COMPL and stay.
Tightening torque:

T1: 12 N·m (1.2 kgf-m, 8.9 ft-lb)

T2: 32 N·m (3.3 kgf-m, 23.6 ft-lb)

5) Install the reverse check cable, washer and snap

pin to the reverse check lever.
NOTE:

Pay attention to the installing direction of the snap

ring.

6) Make sure the hole of extension case is aligned

with that of reverse check lever. If the hole posi-

tions are not aligned, adjust the reverse check ca-

ble. <Ref. to CS-27, ADJUSTMENT, Reverse

Check Cable.>
NOTE:

• Check that the M3 bolt goes through the hole of

reverse check lever and can be inserted into the

hole of extension case.

• When checking visually, confirm that the gap of

hole positions is 0.5 mm (0.02 in) or less.

7) Install the crossmember. <Ref. to 6MT-29, IN-

STALLATION, Transmission Mounting System.>

(A) Reverse check cable

CS-00222

CS-00223

(A)

T1

T2

(A) Reverse check cable
(B) Washer

(C) Snap pin
(D) Front side

(A) Hole of reverse check lever
(B) Hole of extension case

CS-00224

(B)

(D)

(C)

(A)

(A)

(B)

CS-01751

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8) Install the heat shield cover.

9) Install the center exhaust pipe. <Ref. to EX(w/o

STI)-2, General Description.>

10) Install the under cover.

11) Install the plate COMPL.
NOTE:

Be careful not to twist the inner boot when install-

ing.
Tightening torque:

18 N·m (1.8 kgf-m, 13.3 ft-lb)

(1) Set the plate COMPL to the vehicle.

(2) Temporarily tighten the bolt (A).

(3) Tighten the bolt (B).

(4) Tighten the bolt (A).

(5) Tighten the bolts (C) and (D).

12) Install the harness clamp to the plate COMPL.

13) Install the boot and insulator assembly, and se-

cure with a clamp.

14) Install the console side cover and console front

panel. <Ref. to EI-54, INSTALLATION, Center

Console.>

15) Install the console box. <Ref. to EI-51, INSTAL-

LATION, Console Box.>

16) Install the gear shift knob.

17) Make sure the gears can be shifted accurately

into each gear.

2. EXCEPT FOR STI MODEL

1) Install the joint to the transmission and secure

with a spring pin.

2) Insert the gear shift lever from the room side.
NOTE:

Insert the rod and the stay, and then temporarily set

them onto the transmission mount.

3) Lift up the vehicle.

4) Mount the cushion rubber on the vehicle body.
Tightening torque:

18 N·m (1.8 kgf-m, 13.3 ft-lb)

MT-01660

CS-00737

(B)

(A)

(C)

(D)

CS-00927

(A) Joint
(B) Spring pin

(A) Stay
(B) Cushion rubber

CS-00053

(A)

(B)

CS-00870

CS-00052

(A)

(B)