soobyfan Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 "96 OBW, 2.2L, 5 sp. I have a funny "clunk" sound coming from my front end, I only hear it when hitting a bump. I have inspected the suspension visually, nothing obvious that I can detect. Is it possible worn sway bar bushings can cause this? Are there any known trouble spots that might be related on the Legacy/Outback? Any help is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trxeslr66 Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Yeah I get this also, specifically when turning into a drive way where the road is a slight slope (as the suspension is moving). Seems mine does it when turning and the suspension is moving. I look forward to hearing if anyone else has found a solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soobyfan Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 Funny you shopuld mention the driveway, I have a steep driveway, it happens every time when I back out, seems worse with the wheel turned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outback_97 Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 A search on "legacy clunk" will yield several discussions, and even a link to this: http://users.sisna.com/ignatius/subaru/tsb/04-09-01_tsb.pdf I posted that a while back, it's a TSB from Subaru regarding a "clunk" in the steering and suspension that sounds like what you're describing. My car does it big time, has for quite a while. I didn't attempt to get the TSB performed, doesn't sound like many other people have either. Another one of those endearing Subie quirks Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hklaine Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 I have recently become somewhat interesested in performing this TSB, but have yet to find anyone who has personally performed it. I found a few replies on nasioc from folks who had the dealer perform it, but I am interested in details from some ShadeTrees who have attempted it. 1stsubaruparts.com shows this illustration (where #2 is the "COUPLING") Unfortunately I cannot confirm that this COUPLING matches the TSB COUPLING because the site accepts part numbers but does not display them. But I am still not 100% on the location of this part. Is this the coupling which can be seen in the middle of the column just above the inner CV joint? Looks like quite a job to remove/replace, but the TSB lists only 0.3 hours. Anyone have a service manual page that explains this procedure? 0.3 hours doesn't see TOO scary. Lots of questions, hopefully lots of answers. Thanks. -Heikki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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