ineedmorepsi Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Guest User, My 96' Leg GT has brake shoes inside the rotor. So he should have that setup too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vascoobiedude Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Bump.. Any updates Manda? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoe Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 On Jeeps and other 4 wheel drives, they call that "death wobble". The usual causes are loose front end parts (tie rod ends etc) or front end out of allingment, usually the toe-in is off. If you hit the pot hole with your front tire also, I would start with an allignment and tire balancing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz98gt Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 update please! I saw a jeep the other day pegging 70ish on my road probably after a trip to a local mud hole (caked in mud), and I pulled off to the side of the road as far as I could: the driver's front wheel was wobbling like crazy. scared the hell outta me...it could've launched off at any time. funny how the guy didn't stop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vascoobiedude Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 I'm guessing there havent been any developments... shame, i really wanted to know what was going on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tebriel Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 yeah you shouldn't give a shop that many chances to get it right lol. what is the smell like? acrid like burning oil, or more of a brimstone like smell - that would be brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante2699yahoo.com Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 It was CarX was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tebriel Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 lol. oh noes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz98gt Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I think the moral of the story is don't let a shop touch the car? sorry to hear there's nothing new about it. the morning vs day/evening is interesting though, makes me wonder if it is the brake. whenever I park mine at night I set the brake, and I notice from the rear that there's a squeak in the morning as I take turns and sometimes straight that disappears throughout the day. might just need new pads and rotors, but it's interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
something different Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 when it happens, check the temp of wheels brakes and tires with one of those cheap IR thermometers. if one is real hot, you get the idea. small oil leaks are not uncommon from the crankcase vent area cover behind the flywheel and from valve covers. when this oil gets on the exhaust, it can take several weeks to completely stop smelling. NEW aftermarket axle shafts only cost about $55 and are made in china so you can imagine the quality. having to replace a new one soon should not suprise you. (unless you got a new oem shaft) big$$ tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MandaPanda Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 Sorry everyone. I didn't know you were replying!! For some reason I stopped getting the emails letting me know about them. Okay, so here is where we are now. Last time in the shop, they balanced all 4 tires. Didn't solve the problem. The really odd thing is that one day, it just stopped. Didn't happen again for like a month. Now it happens maybe once every two weeks. Haven't noticed a correlation between car location or temps. Going to throw another thing into the mix. Not sure if it is related or not. Had the car give me the "At Oil Temp" warning light so something is going on with transmission possibly. Checked the tranny fluid and it is fine. I actually had some transmission work done last fall so fluid is not old. I think I am going to call my transmission shop to see if they can read the code off the transmission. Based on some things I have been reading online, I am wondering if maybe these two items aren't related as I have different tires in the front from the back. Plus, this issue didn't start until we put a new tire on the back. Two on the front were put on at the same time. Two on the back are same brand and tire put one is newer than the other by about 8 months. Could it be messing with the AWD or some other transmission thing maybe? Thoughts everyone..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
something different Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 different tires on front and back may be a BIG problem. the average radius of the front tires must be exactly the same as the average radius of the rear of the viscious coupling in the trans will be working all the time. very bad. tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedmorepsi Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 If your car is automatic different tires wont be a big deal. As it's not a true 50/50 setup like manual. My back tires have 1-2/32 difference from the front tire. I have no problems DD or Auto-X.. my car is an automatic trans. Manda try this. Put the front wheels to the back and the rear to the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zues Marine Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 ATs have a confusing power distribution system in D, theres a 90/10 split, in 3 youre going to have more of an even split but it varies depending on rpms, torque, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedmorepsi Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 I'm simply saying put the back wheels in the front and the front to the back. Since you noticed this happening after that 1 tire change. Try it because it's free. Still have issues put the fuse in for FWD mode and see if it's related to center or rear diff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz98gt Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 I'm simply saying put the back wheels in the front and the front to the back. Since you noticed this happening after that 1 tire change. Try it because it's free. Still have issues put the fuse in for FWD mode and see if it's related to center or rear diff. Agreed. I was just about to say EXACTLY this haha. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MandaPanda Posted May 13, 2010 Author Share Posted May 13, 2010 Dropping it off today for the transmission guy to take a look for me. Wish me luck as my warranty period has ended! Anyone wanna buy a car? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp27 Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 i dont think anyone here wants to buy your car after hearing all this.ha. maybe if someone wants it for parts or a autox build but you should try the FWD fuse first. well, if you have the auto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MandaPanda Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 Transmission checks out fine. Fluid is still nice cherry red and no codes coming off it. Guy said he did notice some hesitation around 40-50 MPH but he things it is engine related. He said it didn't seem like it was a serious issue though and to not spend a lot of time/money trying to hunt that down. If the "AT Oil Temp" light comes back on I am going to drive it straight there to see if they can get anything off it. Asked him about the other issue with the car and he recommend matching up all the tires first to see if that resolves the issues. So I guess I will try that. I don't like these cheap Primewell tires that are on the back so I think I will go ahead and replace all 4. Never have been happy with the way the car drove with them on there. Just got to get the cash together to replace everything. Any recommendations on tire brands? I don't do any serious driving. Mainly just back and forth to work which is about 15 miles of interstate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subikid90 Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Kumho Ecstas they are awesome all season tires. They run reasonably priced also, the lower end ones are like $80 a tire. -Subikid90 1997 Legacy GT 5spd & EJ251 w/EJ25D heads ~10.5CR 1998 Legacy GT Limited waiting for EJ22T hybrid swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedmorepsi Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I'm selling my 16" 98 RS Goldies for $500 with Sumitumo HTRZ tires only 7,000 miles on them.. http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/pa-fs-legacy-wrx-and-turbo-stuff-rs-wheels-137615.html http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d164/PaImportTuner/Subaru/DSCF4843a.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasing my tail Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 I've got a quick question, I've got a noise at the back of my 94 legacy, it starts about second gear, kinda slow - womp, womp, womp, almost like something rubbing. I've never owned a vehicle with cv's on the rear, I know that front one can be felt in the steering with bad clicking noises when turning, but has anyone experienced rear cv's going out? We replaced the wheel bearings about 5 months ago, after replacing a perfectly good diff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subikid90 Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Sounds like a frozen caliper. Go for a drive and try when you get back check to see if any of the calipers are hot. I just had this happen a month ago and 37.99 later from autozone it was fixed. -Subikid90 1997 Legacy GT 5spd & EJ251 w/EJ25D heads ~10.5CR 1998 Legacy GT Limited waiting for EJ22T hybrid swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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