I just had to do mine and I broke the bulb in the process! Open the trunk and you will find the wiring clip right under the lamp head. Undo the clip and then loosen off the 10mm nuts half way. Remove lamp by sliding back and up from inside the vehicle. Replace just the opposite way.
In The Subaru Legacy(Outback) Service Manual and the Chilton or Haynes Repair Manual for the Legacy & Forester 2000 thru 2006.
Remove rear wheels Loosen brake lines - but do not toally remove Loosen and remove 2 caliper mounting bolts remove brake line
push foot down on brake pedal, hold in button on gear shifter and pull down
Hubless design: Raise car, remove wheel, remove caliper, remove brake pad holder, remove rotor. Hub/rotor assembly: Raise car, remove wheel, remove caliper, remove brake pad holder, remove axle nut and cotter pin, remove outer wheel bearing, remove hub/rotor assembly, separate rotor from hub assembly. Re-pack wheel bearings with grease upon reassembly.
Get a turkey baster to syphon brake fluid out of master cylinder resevoir Re-fill master cylinder with new brake fluid Bleed brakes Longest line to shortest
remove wheel remove brake drum remove brakes disconnect brake fluid line remove parking brake cable from backing plate remove four bolts attaching backing plate to axle housing remove wheel remove brake drum remove brakes disconnect brake fluid line remove parking brake cable from backing plate remove four bolts attaching backing plate to axle housing
remove the neg wire to the battery and leave it off for 15 minutes
remove the 2 t15 screws in the taillight remove the assy. turn bulb socket out and replace
Put some brake fluid in the master cylinder.
You are going to have to formulate a real question. Yes, Subaru Outbacks have brake calipers.
Yes. You need a converter to combine the turn signals with the brake lights.
i don't know if it helps, but my '99 legacy outback was making a knocking sound. turned out that the oring on the brake caliper pin had worn out, and the pin was kind of knocking around.