I have a 2005 Subaru Forester all wheel drive that I bought used so I
have no idea if this is normal or not. After driving for a while, and
I park the car, when I first start to drive again and turn the
steering wheel it feels like the front tires are dragging, it does it
sometimes when I turn a cornor at slow speed after you start to drive
too, but stops after you drive for a while. Is this normal for all
wheel drive?

Smoke

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yes and no. i find that awd does bind a little, but it sounds more
like your power steering pump is a bit lazy, and not kicking in right
away. i would check the accessory belt for wear, and replace if
necessary, in case it's slipping, and possibly the power steering
hydraulics as well.


On 2008-09-02 01:25:53 -0400, smoke1234 <none@000.com> said:

> I have a 2005 Subaru Forester all wheel drive that I bought used so I
> have no idea if this is normal or not. After driving for a while, and
> I park the car, when I first start to drive again and turn the
> steering wheel it feels like the front tires are dragging, it does it
> sometimes when I turn a cornor at slow speed after you start to drive
> too, but stops after you drive for a while. Is this normal for all
> wheel drive?
>
> Smoke

"smoke1234" <none@000.com> wrote in message
news:1209304_53cfca86c0983402d6a2bf6fafd4d283@auto boardz.com...
>I have a 2005 Subaru Forester all wheel drive that I bought used so I
> have no idea if this is normal or not. After driving for a while, and
> I park the car, when I first start to drive again and turn the
> steering wheel it feels like the front tires are dragging, it does it
> sometimes when I turn a cornor at slow speed after you start to drive
> too, but stops after you drive for a while. Is this normal for all
> wheel drive?
>
> Smoke

Can we all assume that the front tires are properly inflated?