TL;DR at bottom
So about 2 months ago I bought a 2.5L automatic (no turbo) Outback with 170k miles on it. There were some issues with it turning so I had my mom take it into the dealer because I couldn't work on it from 1500 miles away.
Long story short, here is what the dealer replaced about 3000 miles ago (copying things from the invoice, don't know exactly what each thing is):
-Plate Set Transf Clutch
-Snap Ring
-Plate Pressure Front
-Seal TRansfer Piston
-Spring CLU Piston retaine
-PT030300 Piston Clutch Tf
-Snap ring
-Shaft CP rear dr
-ring seal
-Bearing
-Hub complete front axle
-Sway bar bushings
-Replace transmission transducer(I think the filter?) and fluid
I'm still having a rough time turning into parking spots or taking tight turns. It's especially an issue going into reverse and turning. The dealer told me to go into parking lots and do a lot of figure eights which eventually loosens up everything. I'm still having these issues even after 3000 miles of driving and turning.
I live in Colorado and don't plan to drive in the snow that much but I've heard torque binds can cause issues with predictability in the snow - and I'm already fighting another battle with ghost walking when going over bumps.
While driving it across the country I noticed something odd - the tires on the left are not mirrored to the tires on the right side. Instead, all of the tread is pointing in the same direction. I'll add some pictures here in a second. https://imgur.com/a/ZY4ja
I checked the tire pressure today and noted all tires were within 39-40.5 psi. What prompted this is a new sound that becomes audile when moving. When the car is on and stationary I can turn the wheel and there are no sounds. When I begin moving it sounds like a scratching/screeching sound. It is dependent on the rpm of the wheels and seems to go away when I get up to a decent speed. I put the FWD fuse in and the torque bind goes away but there is still an awful screech. I highly doubt it's the power steering because I can turn the wheels when not moving and there is no sound. Putting the car into neutral while moving and there is still a sound.
TL;DR: Dealer 'fixed' some things, still having torque binding issues and new screeching sounds. FWD 'fixes' bind but there is still a screech.
If you need additional info I can provide it. Anything to help you help me.
So about 2 months ago I bought a 2.5L automatic (no turbo) Outback with 170k miles on it. There were some issues with it turning so I had my mom take it into the dealer because I couldn't work on it from 1500 miles away.
Long story short, here is what the dealer replaced about 3000 miles ago (copying things from the invoice, don't know exactly what each thing is):
-Plate Set Transf Clutch
-Snap Ring
-Plate Pressure Front
-Seal TRansfer Piston
-Spring CLU Piston retaine
-PT030300 Piston Clutch Tf
-Snap ring
-Shaft CP rear dr
-ring seal
-Bearing
-Hub complete front axle
-Sway bar bushings
-Replace transmission transducer(I think the filter?) and fluid
I'm still having a rough time turning into parking spots or taking tight turns. It's especially an issue going into reverse and turning. The dealer told me to go into parking lots and do a lot of figure eights which eventually loosens up everything. I'm still having these issues even after 3000 miles of driving and turning.
I live in Colorado and don't plan to drive in the snow that much but I've heard torque binds can cause issues with predictability in the snow - and I'm already fighting another battle with ghost walking when going over bumps.
While driving it across the country I noticed something odd - the tires on the left are not mirrored to the tires on the right side. Instead, all of the tread is pointing in the same direction. I'll add some pictures here in a second. https://imgur.com/a/ZY4ja
I checked the tire pressure today and noted all tires were within 39-40.5 psi. What prompted this is a new sound that becomes audile when moving. When the car is on and stationary I can turn the wheel and there are no sounds. When I begin moving it sounds like a scratching/screeching sound. It is dependent on the rpm of the wheels and seems to go away when I get up to a decent speed. I put the FWD fuse in and the torque bind goes away but there is still an awful screech. I highly doubt it's the power steering because I can turn the wheels when not moving and there is no sound. Putting the car into neutral while moving and there is still a sound.
TL;DR: Dealer 'fixed' some things, still having torque binding issues and new screeching sounds. FWD 'fixes' bind but there is still a screech.
If you need additional info I can provide it. Anything to help you help me.