Resistance to turning either right or left, transmission????

[oldfart]

I've been noticing this for quite some time, when I start up the car and turned to get out of the driveway, it's almost as though the front wheels were scrubbing?

The problem is it's intermittent, took out to a parking lot today and sure enough with the steering wheel approaching lock it just didn't want to turn. Then when I tried again about an hour later everything was fine.

Years ago the tranny went and I replaced it from a wreck, again the same thing happen only when reversing. So I took the original tranny down to Mr. transmission for rebuild and everything was fine up until now.

Also I seem to remember years ago, when it was only operating in 2 Wheel Drive that my problem was a relay??????????????

Anyway, before I take it to the evil transmission people, any suggestions.

The Subaru is a 92 legacy, turbo with an automatic transmission. And soon to enter the ranks of the intercooled.

Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bob

[Legacy777]

Put in the FWD fuse and see if the problem goes away....if so....it's probably torque bind. I'd try changing the trans fluid first to see if that helps.

[oldfart]

Thanks Josh, I will try that first thing in the morning, however I'am bit confused, what exactly is torque stear?

I think you guys do really good job here, you've got a lot of knowledge and you don't mind sharing it. Excellent !!!!

Bob

[Manarius]

It's called torque bind.

http://www.legacycentral.org/library/torquebind.htm

Read. Do a fluid swap, but if it doesn't go away - I'd say you've got that right there.

[oldfart]

Yesterday I took the car over to Jiffy Lube and we swapped out the transmission oil. We replaced it with synthetic which is quite expensive, but it appears to work.

I was down a couple of days ago in Witby, near Toronto, taking Eva's Subaru to be serviced and had a chance to talk with Mark, he runs the garage, I guess I've known him since we bought the old Subaru which was a 92, I digresse, anyway he indicates that there's a valve at the back of the transmission that is somehow tied into the four-wheel drive and yes a fluid swap would be a very good idea.

So, Mark basically backed up your suggestions,THANKS

Bob