# Pop in rear when I pull out and turn

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/pop-in-rear-when-i-pull-out-and-turn/46119>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** subaru, baja\
**Created:** [March 15, 2010, 1:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pop-in-rear-when-i-pull-out-and-turn/46119 "2010-03-15T01:36:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![carolinagal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@carolinagal](https://community.cartalk.com/u/carolinagal)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 1:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pop-in-rear-when-i-pull-out-and-turn/46119/1 "2010-03-15T01:36:43Z")

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Have a 2003 Subaru Baja with 140,000 miles. Recently I have noticed that when I pull out from a complete stop, and I am making a turn, there is a single pop that sounds like it is coming from the rear of the car.  
  
  
  
 Any thoughts on what that might be?

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**Author:** ![joe71c10](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joe71c10/32/867_2.png) [@joe71c10](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joe71c10)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 5:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pop-in-rear-when-i-pull-out-and-turn/46119/2 "2010-03-15T05:05:48Z")

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the pop you hear is most likely the rear diff. trying to stay locked in even though it shouldn’t. Have the rear diff checked out.

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 11:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pop-in-rear-when-i-pull-out-and-turn/46119/3 "2010-03-15T11:07:39Z")

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There are also a whole bunch of suspension components back there. Someone needs to inspect it all.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pop-in-rear-when-i-pull-out-and-turn/46119/4 "2010-03-15T12:59:51Z")

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It is also possible that the problem lies in the viscous coupler/variable transfer clutch.  
If the car has ever been run with mis-matched tires, this will happen and can be fairly expensive to fix. I would suggest having the vehicle looked at by a Subaru specialist.