# Subaru legacy steering graunch

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-legacy-steering-graunch/42182>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** legacy, steering, subaru\
**Created:** [January 9, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-legacy-steering-graunch/42182 "2010-01-09T23:49:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@mensch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mensch)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-legacy-steering-graunch/42182/1 "2010-01-09T23:49:45Z")

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My 2005 Legacy GT makes a funny noise when steered at slow speed (like pulling into/out of a parking space). It makes a pumping/stuttering noise, especially when the steering is turned all the way to the left or right. Sometimes you can feel a pumping in the wheel, but not always. The mechanics at the dealer have changed the power steering hose and replaced an O ring (in the power steering), but so far they haven’t solved the problem. Any thoughts?

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**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-legacy-steering-graunch/42182/2 "2010-01-09T23:55:32Z")

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Some cars do not like to have the steering wheel cranked to the max. Don’t hold it forcefully all the way.

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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:** [January 10, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-legacy-steering-graunch/42182/3 "2010-01-10T00:40:29Z")

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This might not be a power steering issue.  
Instead, this might be a center differential/viscous coupling issue.

Has the car ever been run with mis-matched tires?  
Bear in mind that if it was purchased as a used car, God only knows what the prior owner(s) may have done with the car.

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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:** [January 10, 2010, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-legacy-steering-graunch/42182/4 "2010-01-10T23:45:34Z")

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Doesn’t anyone else have something to contribute in order to help the OP?