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Guys, thanks for all suggestions. Yes it is a manual transmission car, so fuse check is N/A. Will definitely try the ball joint/tie rod check (sounds very straightforward), and will search for torque bind among the treads on this forum. I feels exactly as if something is binding the driveline, the car has no inertia, I need give it more RPM to get it moving in slow tight turns. I will post my findings/fixes. Thanks again.

I have grinding noise and sort of lurching (uneven forward motion, feels like the car doesn't want to move) when making slow tight turns on the parking lot. No problem when driving at speed, or turning at shallow angles. It is more pronounced when making a right turn. The car (99 Legacy wagon L with manual) has 251K miles. Last time changed front axles approx. 100K miles ago. Question 1: is it a CV joint? Question 2: The struts are long overdue for replacement. Is it a good idea to change ball joints as well? Question 3: How to check if a ball joint is bad? Thanks for any advice. P.S. Olnick mentioned possible torque bind. What is a torque bind and how to fix it?

I have grinding noise and sort of lurching (uneven forward motion) when making slow tight turns on the parking lot. No problem when driving at speed, or turning at shallow angles. It is more pronounced when making a right turn. The car (99 Legacy wagon L with manual) has 251K miles. Last time changed front axles approx. 100K miles ago. Question 1: is it a CV joint? Question 2: The struts are long overdue for replacement. Is it a good idea to change ball joints as well? Question 3: How to check ball joint if it is bad? Thanks for any advice.

Hello all. I am not exactly new to this forum, just returning after a couple of years of absence. I participated in ultimatesubaru.net. With excellent help from experts I was able to change timing belt on my 99 Legacy wagon, replace a wheel bearing, a drive shaft, among other things. I have 99 Legacy L wagon, manual transmission. Bought used with 127K mi. Now it has 250K mi. Original engine could use rebuilding, as it eats oil, but performs adequately, considering its age and mileage. 2nd clutch, 2nd alternator.