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the noise might be the spring on the strut,there is a plastic cover on the spring where it makes contact,it might be worn.it will most likley go away.

i dont think that is possible because it is dependent on key position.

the haynes manual says if the engine revs between shifts the band needs to be tighter,if it has a braking effect between shifts the band is too tight.there is a section on this in the haynes.

going around a corner has nothing to do with the front to rear split,unless the clutch packs arent releasing to allow slip for the difference in wheel speed.

if you could take the drive shaft out of the car ill take bets it will quit, i still think its the clutch pak or seloniod,a bad rear end dont do these kind of things.

could this be serious case of blowby?

when you first take off in first gear the awd is working at full go,when you pick up speed it starts reducing,if you put the fuse in this will stop the bang bang unless the clutch packs are sticking.

my guess would be either a sticky thermastat or a air pocket in the cooling system.

you need to pull the starter and replace the contacts in the selonoid,they get pitted from all the previos starts and wear out.

this has been kicked around before but seems to be different things all the time,my first guess would be a oil leak getting on the exhaust,or a axle boot slinging grease out onto the exhaust,the last one was a guy ran over a plastic bag and it stuck on the exhaust but this would be easy to find.

heres one other thing that comes to mind,in that rear cover there is two o rings if these get pinched or out of whack pressure will not be consistant.just a thought.

Gnuman, the reason i think it is the clutch pack is,when i first bought my 91 and got hungup the first time it did the same thing,sounded like[and felt like] i was dropping it in gear at 5000 rpms.i was told by a local mech. to run a can of trans x for about 150 miles and drain,i did and the condition cleared up. what really causes this i dont have a clue.

thanks rallykeith,this is a new one for me.

to get back to the orignal problem lets pretend his car is fwd only,now if the cen diff is bad and skipping,binding? why only when wheels are cranked,if this is pitting a load on it why couldnt you do the same thing going straight ahead with a little bit of brake and load the cen diff?

please let us know how your milage turns out,better or worse.

plud wires will show up better if you have somebody in the car,have them put the car in gear,hold brake and speed the idle up till theres a little load on the engine,ive checked wires at night with no results till i done it this way.

here is my question t5o anybody that wants to answer,why would a center diff only act like this when the wheels are cranked all the way,this part dont make sense,why not going straight? yes i do think the stealership knows more than they are saying,the only thing that can bind with wheels cranked all the way is the axle,if not please enlighten me.

since you didnt have the bang bang in the beginning,i dont think its the rear end. with the fuse in the rear end is only [following]where the car goes,no pressure.i think it is the clutch pack engauging violently.if you turn the rear end over by hand[jacked up] you should feel or hear a rough ratchet sound if the diff is bad.

just make sure they dont recomend changing front axles while your at it,that price sounds way cheap to me????????

if that pump was allright before you changed the belt it has to be a loose belt.

the diff is ahead of the tran, front to back-engine,diff,trans,drive shaft.

this is what starts goofy law suits when they have no merit.Lets put the blame where it belongs,HE drove the car into the water,if the headlights worked,the brakes worked,the steering was working,he has nobody to blame.subaru to my knowledge has no cars that are waterproof.so in my opinion HE needs to change his driving habits,subaru dont need to change anything.

im really curois to see how this plays out,most stealerships want to replace engines so they are not responsible for anything.they dont want the cost of having to do it again.most reman parts have a warranty but does not include labor,so if the replaced engine blows up next week they call where they got it,thier butt is covered. i would take bets nothing wrong but head gaskets.

wonder why he just happened to have his jack handy to bust out that rear glass?dont all add up to me.probbally didnt want to get his seats dirty with his shoes going out the sunroof.ha ha.

i have my doughts that it is trans noise,is it the same noise you had before? i have heard horrer stories about getting wrong axles,my bet is the axles.i would jack it up and try to produce the sound by rolling the tires up in the air.