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Good afternoon, thank you for any advice you can offer.
The Car:
2000 OB Wagon Limited, 2.5/AT, 140k miles. Engine was out and rebuilt at a shop (not by me) approximately 15k ago. Transmission and front diff have sufficient oil shown on the dip stick. There is/was a persistent slow weep at the front passenger axle seal, so fluid was always monitored regularly.
My wife was driving the car when she heard a pop noise, now followed by loud persistent banging with vibration when the car rolls, persistent coasting or driving in gear or out. Banging is quite loud. I originally thought failed CV joint and took it to my mechanic (under its own gruesome sounding pwer) in the neighboudhood. On the hoist he says the CV joints are all fine that its an issue somewhere in the front diff. Driven with all wheels off the ground it has AWD for five seconds, then FWD only. No transmission codes.
Any experience with something similar; is a failed front diff the only and likely problem or are there other possibilities? (solenoids. etc?)
The mechanic is not particularly subaru fluent and I am not comfortable paying him to learn to be. I love the car but am looking to make an intelligent decision about fishing or cutting bait.
The Car:
2000 OB Wagon Limited, 2.5/AT, 140k miles. Engine was out and rebuilt at a shop (not by me) approximately 15k ago. Transmission and front diff have sufficient oil shown on the dip stick. There is/was a persistent slow weep at the front passenger axle seal, so fluid was always monitored regularly.
My wife was driving the car when she heard a pop noise, now followed by loud persistent banging with vibration when the car rolls, persistent coasting or driving in gear or out. Banging is quite loud. I originally thought failed CV joint and took it to my mechanic (under its own gruesome sounding pwer) in the neighboudhood. On the hoist he says the CV joints are all fine that its an issue somewhere in the front diff. Driven with all wheels off the ground it has AWD for five seconds, then FWD only. No transmission codes.
Any experience with something similar; is a failed front diff the only and likely problem or are there other possibilities? (solenoids. etc?)
The mechanic is not particularly subaru fluent and I am not comfortable paying him to learn to be. I love the car but am looking to make an intelligent decision about fishing or cutting bait.