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Front Door

  1. Raise the glass assembly - front door to the top position.
  2. Remove the cover - handle front outer.

    Preparation tool: 

    TORX® T30 

    1. Remove the plug at the rear end of the panel assembly - front door.
    2. Loosen the TORX® bolt and remove the cover - handle front outer.
    Fig 1: Removing Handle Front Outer Cover
    G11582907Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
  3. Remove the key cylinder (B) from the cover - handle front outer (A), and replace the key cylinder.
    Fig 2: Key Cylinder And Handle Front Outer Cover
    G11582908Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
  4. Install each part in the reverse order of removal.
CAUTION: When installing the cover - handle front outer on driver's side, make sure that the key cylinder shaft is correctly inserted into the latch & actuator assembly - front  .

Tightening torque: 

Refer to "COMPONENT" of "General Description". <Ref. to  DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY  , COMPONENT, General Description.>