KaraK

Welcome! We are here, I'm definately far from a professional, but I try... Wish you were in Wisconsin!

I am assuming it to be the LF, since I could kinda feel it under my feet while doing circles. I didn't have a friend to help listen. Upon further review of the reciept, prev. owner paid for 2-front CV axles. I must have mis-read it the other day...it says R&R front CV axles duuhh... means "remove & reinstall" correct? Parts were Napa 95-3170 cost $87.99 each. Someone had said, they can go a long time clicking. Will I be doing damage to other stuff if I don't have this done right away? Not sure I'll attempt it by myself. That said, I don't want to be stranded "out in the sticks" during a Wisconsin winter either. As for the axle nut-there were two crimps in it- neither one was in the notch.

OK- I checked all boots, they are all fine-no grease spatters. Drove in some tight circles, was not able to reproduce the thunk/clunk. There was however, some clicking going on- I could feel it under my feet. This is very similar to the vibrations I feel when I drive one specific hwy. (maybe the pitch of the road?) Would this clicking turn into a thunk/clunk if I was on an incline/decline while turning? As I was, first time it happened? So, I pulled LF wheel, to check axle nut- don't have proper socket at the moment (size??) but, how tight should it be?? Just so it's not loose?? Also, how much play should there be in this axle?? I can move it a bit by hand. Thanks all for your input!

Anyone know size of the axle nut? My biggest socket is 27 (too small)

I'm not really getting vibrations, except when I drive one specific freeway- (not the road this smell happened on) Just this new thunk/clunk- I was going less than 20mph and turning, when it happened, and the smell was at highway speeds.

The previous owner replaced the right side CV axel with what I believe to be Napa parts, In October of 2009 at 103,000miles. After reading USMB for about a year + 1/2 ---I know that's bad!!! (non- soob axels)

From what I can see of it, (from under the hood) it looks fine. I don't see any grease around it, and the cat directly below it shows no obvious signs that it has had grease burning on it. Is the temp of that cat hot enough to burn stuff off without leaving a residue?? I will be jacking it up tomorow to check further though. Thanks.

If ya'll could help me out w/some ideas - what I should be looking for, I'd sure appreciate it... Car is... 2001 Outback 3.0L Automatic with 122,000 miles. The "other half" drove it all last week (claims nothing happened, and car was fine) got it back, and first thing I notice... Was backing out of a driveway (slight decline) while turning the wheels to park on the street. (Turning the wheel right) Two or three clunk/thunks. An hour later, got on the freeway, after about 2 miles at 60MPH, noticed a strong smell of fresh asphalt/ hot roofing tar. Thought I was behind a truck hauling fresh blacktop or something. Got off the freeway, pulled into a parking lot- while turning the wheel (don't remember which way) Heard another thunk - sounded like something broke. Looked under the car almost expecting to see a broken something... (driveshaft?) Saw nothing obvious- At this point I'm about 10 miles from home, and decide to go for it. On country highway (50MPH) I again notice the same fresh asphalt/tar smell, though not as strong as before. Car drives and steers OK - I don't notice anything weird in that regard. And it didn't clunk anymore on the way home- Parked in the garage, and now the garage has a faint smell of asphalt/tar. I haven't had a chance yet to jack the car up for further investigation- but by looking underneath/under the hood, I can't see anything obviously wrong. I went around and felt all of the wheels as soon as I pulled into the garage, and they all felt of a similar temperature (not hot) There was no smoke, or puddles of anything. I'm no mechanic, but I like to think I know my "car smells" this is not burning oil, coolant, rubber, or the rotton egg smell of a "cat". Smells like the asphalt plant I used to work next to. Ideas??? any input is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance! -K

Holy Krappola!!! That baby is freakin' bright!!!!! What are you trying to light up back there??? Kinda prefer it dimmer- but that's just me, I guess... For any fans of Blues Bros. -wanted to add this in... for the heck of it...

Don't know a whole lot about my Soob (only had it a year) but... had two GM's do the same thing... was a selenoid in the tranny. ($25 part) that controls lock-up

Haha Yep!

Had this happen a couple of times (darn sleeping bag) took me a while to figure out just to push the hatch down/in... didn't even need the lube...

Always check them before you install- Don't trust that they are right...So simple to verify... You want to do it...

Sorry, Sorry, Sorry for having to say this- But females can do ALL that you can, except perhaps, spelling the word tackling.

MMMMM!!!! Maybe that's cause you're only 19!!!! There are plenty of us out here that know SOMETHING!!! Perhaps... the sooner you learn that it doesn't require "man parts" to fix stuff--- the better off you will be!!! Ahhh- Sorry- not supposed to comment on these comments... Type: Maintenance What: Mostly G.M.'s (until I bought my Subaru) How Long: Since my Dad was impressed I knew the difference between standard and phillips screwdrivers (25+yrs) Other Skills: Interior Design, Art, Music

Lookin good Tom!!! You Da man!

Current: 68 Chevy Van 108 250 I-6 70 Chevytruck (Basketcase) 350/400 85 Olds Delta 88 Royale 2 door 307CI (Grandpa's car) 86 Chevy ElCamino 305CI 01 Subaru Outback LLBean 3.0 H6 Past: Too many to list... Faves... 65 Bel Aire 80 Mustang 77 Monte Carlo Guess I gotta give honorable mention to the... 86 Jeep Cherokee 2.5L 5spd. that took me on the cross country, life changing, road trip of a lifetime

Sorry to hear about that! ^^^

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Hello! Being from Wisc.,I gotta love anyone named MooMoo! All sorts of good info here... Welcome!!!

Welcome! Good luck with your Soob, and your sweetheart!

Giving the sh*t I drive-thinkin that $100 for AAA might be the way to go!

Sorry, gonna have to agree with that!!!

You're a popular guy!

Gotta agree w/you there!