98 Outback w/250K miles... runs excellent, except at slow speed, sharp
turn particularly in reverse - differential binds - feels like you put
on brakes, have to push gas to continue back, does it some forward.
Fuse installed in FWD box... didn’t change it. Should I just live with
it till it blows at this mileage? Thanks L W

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> On Sep 2, 4:23 am, LWelch <n...@000.com> wrote:
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>>98 Outback w/250K miles... runs excellent, except at slow speed, sharp
>>turn particularly in reverse - differential binds - feels like you put
>>on brakes, have to push gas to continue back, does it some forward.
>>Fuse installed in FWD box... didn’t change it. Should I just live with
>>it till it blows at this mileage? Thanks L W
>>
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>
>
> Sounds like torque bind, not differential troubles. Its an automatic,
> I assume?
>
> If the duty-C solenoid is broken, or if the AWD clutch mechanism is
> severely grooved, the FWD fuse will have no effect.
>
> Of course, if its a manual trans the FWD fuse doesn't connect to
> anything.
>
> A fallback position would be to remove the rear axle shafts and just
> use stub axles to hold the rear wheel bearings together, no more bind
> but no more AWD either.
>
> Usually you can just live with the binding, and try to avoid
> situations where it tends to happen.
>
>
> Dave

Make sure all 4 tires are the same model and wear. Otherwise - what ^^^
said.


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