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04 subaru legacy pops from front end when moving full lock

04 subaru legacy pops from front end when moving slowly with full steering lock applied, the popping sound sounds like a stone popping out from under the tyre
there is no stone.

dealer says new diff needed, i think he is talking ****. Any ideas?

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Sounds more like the control arm ball joint....subaru's are famous for weak ball joints

Posted on Jul 21, 2009

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