Hi gurus,
so my Impreza drives just fine, no problems, until I've driven for maybe 30-45 minutes and everything is good and warm -- then I get a really nasty klunking sound when I'm parking my car (i.e. turning the wheel sharply) - its also noticeable when I'm backing up but only when everythign is good and warm -- any ideas on what might be wrong?
Cheers,
Paolo
Check your CV joints. Search the group here for plenty of information.
~Brian
Hi, Think CV joint is gone South.
I agree; likely CV. However, if it happens when you are parking (ie. backing up with the wheels cut) check that the tires are not mismatched as well. That will cause a lock-up on the centre diff and give you those symptoms as well.
Sounds like my problem a while back. My center diff was the culprit. Not cheap. I've not yet had a CV joint go, so I can't compare, but on a previous car CV joints didn't need to be warmed up to make noise, they simply made noise when I turned. With the bad center diff, the fluid needs to warm up before starting to bind. I can't imagine this being good on the transmission, but at least it's not a transmission!
I had about 150k kms on mine.
I should have mentioned that I've had the CV joints checked and they're fine.. from the group's replies it sounds like it might be the center differential -- any idea what that'll run and what kind of shop I should take it to? general mechanic, a Subaru dealer or a transmission shop? TIA
It cost me $1600 cdn at the dealership. Dunno if a transmission shop would have been better. This would probably be a subaru-specific part, and locally subaru marks up parts they sell to other shops, so you pay less for parts at the dealership, which helps compensate the high labour rate.
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