need bb Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 A few months back my mechanic replaced both my front ball joints and top hats to fix a clunk from the front end along with doing an alignment. After this I noticed a binding/groaning noise from the front passenger side at slow speeds when making tight turns. Based on feedback on the forum I flushed my power steering fluid, but this had no impact. The power steering has been consistent and I haven't seen any leaking fluid. Any ideas on what i should check next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 How are your tie rods? Depending on how low your car is you can check on the ground. they should not twist easily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzr750r1 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Sounds like Hub noise to me. I had to replace both front CV lately as well. Tried to rebuild re grease and one was pooched. So I punted them to raxels. Good company. https://www.raxles.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need bb Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 Thanks for the inputs. Both CV axles have been replaced in the last 30k miles, so I hope it is not the issue. I will see if there is any play in the steering which might indicate a bad tie rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RecklessWOT Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 I'd say wheel bearings or tie rods, but when you say it's making binding noises at low speeds around tight turns, maybe old crunchy bushings? Check everything rubber, if it's not a clunk then most likely nothing is loose, just a groaning from something old and hard. I always forget how old these cars ate starting to get. I always viewed my Legacy as a nice newish car, but it's 18 years old at this point, damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzr750r1 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 But if the hubs have never been replaced its a good time to replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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