# Problem with 97 Subaru Legacy **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** legacy, subaru\ **Created:** [March 16, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-97-subaru-legacy/78034 "2013-03-16T18:24:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ewanamaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Ewanamaker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ewanamaker)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-97-subaru-legacy/78034/1 "2013-03-16T18:24:59Z")
We hear a horrible metallic clunking or cracking noise - only occasionally - when coming to a gentle stop, like at a stopsign. The noise is coming from the driver side front and happens more often when the car is stopping gently on a flat or slight downhill. It does not seem to happen when we stop on an uphill. It does not happen during sudden stops. A mechanic recently replaced the driver side tie-rod, thinking that would solve the problem, but it didn’t. The same mechanic looked at the brakes and found no apparent problem. The sound is very loud and sounds almost like something is settling. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-97-subaru-legacy/78034/2 "2013-03-16T20:45:23Z")
My first suspect would be the shock absorber. ---
**Author:** ![jesmed1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jesmed1/32/2097_2.png) [@jesmed1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesmed1)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-97-subaru-legacy/78034/3 "2013-03-16T20:51:47Z")
Or maybe a broken spring. If this noise is so bad, it should be easy to find. The mechanic who replaced the tie rod was clueless. Take it to someone else.