KaraK

I'm not really getting vibrations, except when I drive one specific freeway- (not the road this smell happened on) Just this new thunk/clunk- I was going less than 20mph and turning, when it happened, and the smell was at highway speeds.

The previous owner replaced the right side CV axel with what I believe to be Napa parts, In October of 2009 at 103,000miles. After reading USMB for about a year + 1/2 ---I know that's bad!!! (non- soob axels)

From what I can see of it, (from under the hood) it looks fine. I don't see any grease around it, and the cat directly below it shows no obvious signs that it has had grease burning on it. Is the temp of that cat hot enough to burn stuff off without leaving a residue?? I will be jacking it up tomorow to check further though. Thanks.

If ya'll could help me out w/some ideas - what I should be looking for, I'd sure appreciate it... Car is... 2001 Outback 3.0L Automatic with 122,000 miles. The "other half" drove it all last week (claims nothing happened, and car was fine) got it back, and first thing I notice... Was backing out of a driveway (slight decline) while turning the wheels to park on the street. (Turning the wheel right) Two or three clunk/thunks. An hour later, got on the freeway, after about 2 miles at 60MPH, noticed a strong smell of fresh asphalt/ hot roofing tar. Thought I was behind a truck hauling fresh blacktop or something. Got off the freeway, pulled into a parking lot- while turning the wheel (don't remember which way) Heard another thunk - sounded like something broke. Looked under the car almost expecting to see a broken something... (driveshaft?) Saw nothing obvious- At this point I'm about 10 miles from home, and decide to go for it. On country highway (50MPH) I again notice the same fresh asphalt/tar smell, though not as strong as before. Car drives and steers OK - I don't notice anything weird in that regard. And it didn't clunk anymore on the way home- Parked in the garage, and now the garage has a faint smell of asphalt/tar. I haven't had a chance yet to jack the car up for further investigation- but by looking underneath/under the hood, I can't see anything obviously wrong. I went around and felt all of the wheels as soon as I pulled into the garage, and they all felt of a similar temperature (not hot) There was no smoke, or puddles of anything. I'm no mechanic, but I like to think I know my "car smells" this is not burning oil, coolant, rubber, or the rotton egg smell of a "cat". Smells like the asphalt plant I used to work next to. Ideas??? any input is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance! -K

Holy Krappola!!! That baby is freakin' bright!!!!! What are you trying to light up back there??? Kinda prefer it dimmer- but that's just me, I guess... For any fans of Blues Bros. -wanted to add this in... for the heck of it...

Don't know a whole lot about my Soob (only had it a year) but... had two GM's do the same thing... was a selenoid in the tranny. ($25 part) that controls lock-up

Haha Yep!

Had this happen a couple of times (darn sleeping bag) took me a while to figure out just to push the hatch down/in... didn't even need the lube...

Always check them before you install- Don't trust that they are right...So simple to verify... You want to do it...

Sorry, Sorry, Sorry for having to say this- But females can do ALL that you can, except perhaps, spelling the word tackling.

MMMMM!!!! Maybe that's cause you're only 19!!!! There are plenty of us out here that know SOMETHING!!! Perhaps... the sooner you learn that it doesn't require "man parts" to fix stuff--- the better off you will be!!! Ahhh- Sorry- not supposed to comment on these comments... Type: Maintenance What: Mostly G.M.'s (until I bought my Subaru) How Long: Since my Dad was impressed I knew the difference between standard and phillips screwdrivers (25+yrs) Other Skills: Interior Design, Art, Music

Lookin good Tom!!! You Da man!

Current: 68 Chevy Van 108 250 I-6 70 Chevytruck (Basketcase) 350/400 85 Olds Delta 88 Royale 2 door 307CI (Grandpa's car) 86 Chevy ElCamino 305CI 01 Subaru Outback LLBean 3.0 H6 Past: Too many to list... Faves... 65 Bel Aire 80 Mustang 77 Monte Carlo Guess I gotta give honorable mention to the... 86 Jeep Cherokee 2.5L 5spd. that took me on the cross country, life changing, road trip of a lifetime

Sorry to hear about that! ^^^

Oooh, oooh, oooh, me likey!!!!

Hello! Being from Wisc.,I gotta love anyone named MooMoo! All sorts of good info here... Welcome!!!

Welcome! Good luck with your Soob, and your sweetheart!

Giving the sh*t I drive-thinkin that $100 for AAA might be the way to go!

Sorry, gonna have to agree with that!!!

You're a popular guy!

Gotta agree w/you there!

What up with that???? Maybe you need to meet my spouse-completely into all the political stuff. Can argue for hours about it... I just know I am unemployed, and need to make the best of it. Not much I can do about it at this point-my only fault was doing too good a job,(ask any old person at Jackson Crossings) and making too much $$$. When they can get any Joe Blow teenager to do the Job for half the pay, regardless if he/she cares about the people they're serving, It really doesn't matter much. Gotta say this, whether relevant or not... I really miss my old people. (Friends) Really. Really. Really! Sorry to get so personal----gotta tell someone.

Spent a long time typing a reply to this... where is it????? Limbo????

Will be more than extra glad on the Olds front!!! was so very sad to see it sit under the evergreens up at "the shop"..... looked like it was returning to nature there. As far as politics/ranting goes... knock yourself out- As long as the "powers that be" don't cut you off- I am open/willing to hear what you need to say. Peace be with you -K

Any chance you got any pics of the locations of those drains? (pics of what you did???) Would appreciate any help...