dragonwingsubaru Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 the sooby has been driving a little funny the last few days, kinda feeling like the steering isnt as responsive as it was before, and yesterday when i was leaving work i was doing about 20 or so around a 180 type of corner the front started flopping and it felt kinda like a really loose rim would feel (adn yes that was the first thing i checked out, i havent actually crawled under it yet but did a quick visual inspection and cant see anything bent or broken. adn the axle nuts were good and tight. its been driving like this since a few days ago when i was rallying it(or whatever you wanna call it) around the field by my barn and i hit a 10 foot dropoff type hill doing about 30 and went airborn for about 15 feet or so( didnt see the dip since it was like 130am lol) and when i landed i think the tires were turned a little bit to the left, its the pass side that did the flopping btw. pushing on the tire on the front i can hear a little bit of a clunking sound coming from somewheres around the tires but not sure of exactly where so any ideas of what i should look at maybe being broken if i get a chance to get under it tomorrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[HTi]Johnson Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Front Half shaft AKA axle shaft or CV shaft. It's going out. Look for grease coming from one of the boots. It forces your steering wheel around doesn't it. My exact problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonwingsubaru Posted June 29, 2005 Author Share Posted June 29, 2005 i dont see any grease coming out of the front axles at all, what it is doing is basically taking a little more effort to turn the wheel, iif you are doing anything over 40 or so, basically the only way i can describe it is like the front wheels are both pointing outward in the front a little and making it want to stayt straight at higher speeds. doesnt look like they are pointed out at all looking at it from the front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[HTi]Johnson Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Oh....like you messed your alignment up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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