91 sport, left or right turn makes rear shake...

[djcripsen]

Hi, I just bought a 91 legacy sport. Its my fist AWD car and I dont know much about AWD power. The only problem that Im having with this car is sometimes when I am taking a right or left hand turn, the rear of that car starts shaking mildly like the rear wheels are locked up or something, as soon as I straighten out the wheel the shaking goes away. Does anyone know what this could be?

[JasonGrahn]

sounds like someone welded your rear diff. hmmm...

[vrg3]

Is it an automatic? It may be the infamous torque bind.

http://www.legacycentral.org/library/torquebind.htm

[georryan]

Have you checked the wheels themselves? Are they bolted tight, can you wiggle them back and forth if they are? It could be wheel bearings if you can. I know it is a more obvious solution, but it is always worth a check.

[djcripsen]

yes it is an automatic, it sounds like it just may be tourque bind. Hmm....Is it something that I should fix right away or can I just ride it out?

I only need the car to last me a few months, then Im going to sell it to one of my friends who wants it just for the engine.

[Legacy777]

change your tranny fluid. That's number one thing to do. Also, check your tire pressures & make sure all four tires are of the same brand.

[djcripsen]

not all 4 tires are the same brand but I will change the tranny fluid as soon as possible.

[Legacy777]

if tranny fluid doesn't do it, you really should get all the same tires on all four wheels