96 subaru Legacy Wagon, L class, 2.2 automatic, 261,000 miles. I used to drive a 200 chevy truck for work, and when i would put it in four wheel drive, sharp turns would make the vehicle jerk. I am expieriencing this on my subaru, only on a much larger level. The jerks happen almost all the time, but then there are days when it doesnt do it at all. I assume its the AWD. I read on some previous threads that theres a way to switch the awd to just a fwd with a fuse. and that that solves the problem usually. but they sounded a little undecided on the whole matter. Is this possible with my car, and if so, is it recomendable?

Its somewhat common and there is a fix, try a search for "torque bind".

 

Gary