Anyone with vibration in the car when accelerating and turning right or left with an Outback wagon 1997 automatic.
I was told that the transmission had to be flushed. Wich I did. It came out to be three to four time worse after it was done. What is left to be done now?
Claude
I would agree. It sounds like an issue with the clutch packs shifting power from front to rear. My jeep with part-time 4x4 is built like that. You can only run on really slippery surfaces or you can't turn very tight. The front end bucks and hops trying to get the tires to slip.
It's a 1997 Outback Station wagon AWD, automatic transmission. I don't know if it has a limited slip differential. I did some research on the WEB and they call it: « 4EAT transmission binding in turns. (service bulletin) ». this type of vibration or binding occurs when accelerating or maintaining speed through a turn. On the straight road, nothing is felt and the engine has never missed.
This binding or vibrating phenomenon has only occurred four or five time before I brought my car to the garage and had the automatic transmission flushed. I was frustated a bit because the mechanic never tried my car before he flushed the transmission to get an idea of what was the problem. He only took my word....When I drove the car after the flushing had been done this vibration which was felt in the driver's seat (as if you had an unbalanced tire in the rear at high speed) but it was at low speed as as I said in my previous message it was 3 to 4 times worse than when I took the car to the garage. I intend to drive my Outback like this for a while and see what happens? What do you think? Is it a good idea?
I Hope this will give you a better idea of my problem. Thanks for taking the time to answer me.
Claude
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