# 97 subaru legacy transaxle

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-subaru-legacy-transaxle/73727>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** legacy, subaru\
**Created:** [July 24, 2012, 10:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-subaru-legacy-transaxle/73727 "2012-07-24T10:10:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![emefa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@emefa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/emefa)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 10:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-subaru-legacy-transaxle/73727/1 "2012-07-24T10:10:27Z")

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there is a knocking, hesitation in the wheel rotation any input?

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**Author:** ![Big\_Marc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@Big\_Marc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Big_Marc)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-subaru-legacy-transaxle/73727/2 "2012-07-24T20:43:56Z")

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???

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**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-subaru-legacy-transaxle/73727/3 "2012-07-24T20:47:12Z")

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Very sketcy info, but a bad CV joint is possible. A mechanic should check the car, or provide a lot omre details about the symptom.

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-subaru-legacy-transaxle/73727/4 "2012-07-24T21:00:07Z")

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Agreed with the CV joint diagnosis but there’s always the slim possibility a knock can be caused by a problem in the transaxle final drive and that’s as serious as cancer.

Odds are it’s a CV joint and it should not be difficult to sort out.

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**Author:** ![bscar2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar2/32/2468_2.png) [@bscar2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar2)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 3:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-subaru-legacy-transaxle/73727/5 "2012-07-25T03:40:49Z")

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Someone may be at the door if you hear knocking.