# Subaru Outback Steering/Axle problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [March 20, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-outback-steering-axle-problem/12009 "2008-03-20T18:33:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alan\_Supersano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@Alan\_Supersano](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Alan_Supersano)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-outback-steering-axle-problem/12009/1 "2008-03-20T18:33:49Z")
2004 Outback, 70K miles. Has developed “clunk” when turning at slow speed, steering wheel locked - either right or left. Doesn’t happen when car sits overnight, or driven less than 10 miles. Axle? Cv joints? ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-outback-steering-axle-problem/12009/2 "2008-03-20T23:12:03Z")
Are the four tires matched in size/make/model/tread depth? ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Supersano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@Alan\_Supersano](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Alan_Supersano)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-outback-steering-axle-problem/12009/3 "2008-03-20T23:28:20Z")
i believe so, but I will look again. I had already pulled both fronts, thinking brakes (lots of pad left), or stuck caliper (don’t think so), but was thinking about rotating tires to see if “clunk” (it’s not a subtle noise) goes away. ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-outback-steering-axle-problem/12009/4 "2008-03-21T02:33:58Z")
The other important question is this an automatic or manual transmission. If automatic lookup(owners manual) or find the FWD fuse and remove and see if it still happens.