lyncha00 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Yesterday was the first freezing cold & snowy conditions my 2006 OBXT MT faced. I was in and out of the car a couple of times, driving fairly aggressively in 15" snow then letting it sit for a couple of hours while in the house. Each time I got back in, the axle or transmission would be frozen stuck requiring more than normal throttle to "unstick", accompanied by a fairly big thunk. At first I thought it was the e-brake but I left that off to test and had the same problem. Is this normal for MT OB/LGTs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebpda9 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 hmm weird, mine would do that before the engine is fully warmed up, never when it is cold cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTee Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Maybe it's all the snow that's packed into the wheel wells, rims, undercarraige, axles from driving "aggresively" in 15" of snow. Some of it melts against the warm parts of the car, then when you park it outside it freezes again. I doubt it has anything to do internally with the transmission. Enjoy sledding with the Subie:icon_bigg . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praedet Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Tires frozen to ground... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyncha00 Posted February 13, 2006 Author Share Posted February 13, 2006 Hadn't thought about the tires, could easily be that. After the "thunk" I was getting the horrible, rotting-stench, clutch smell which made me think drivetrain/transmission but frozen tires makes more sense. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praedet Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 I am 99% sure the thunk was the frozen tires... The smell was the slight slip of the clutch required to break loose... Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
see_obxt Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Last week I drove through Southpark Colorado looking at properties in a rural area, after a lot of snow and some major wind. We took a "short cut" and got into an area where the snow was about a foot deep on the dirt road east of Jefferson with higher drifts that were blown across. If I stopped, I would have gotten stuck. There were a couple spots where you could tell a pu-truck had to dig himself out after sliding off the road. When I got out of there, I noticed a lot of snow that built up inside the wheel wells and lots of noise like above. I just tapped it with a hiking pole and cleared it out. It does get wedged up in there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amex Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 I have driven my new 06 scooby in sweden for about 3 months now and I've had no problems with my car this winter, I know that there is always a lot of snow inside of the wheel wells but all cars have this problem in the winter. Here it sometimes gets as cold as -15 to -20 somedays and my tires have never been frozen to the ground after leaving my car outside for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 I say it the brakes freezing to the rotors, main or E. Doesn't take much water to freeze the e-brake, even when it's not applied. My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-gorithm Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 ^+1 happens when i rinse my car. It will happen if the brakes get a little wet after some good braking too like snow melting over the calipers. Just a little surface rust between the pads and the rotor as they are always touching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Maybe it's all the snow that's packed into the wheel wells, rims, undercarraige, axles from driving "aggresively" in 15" of snow. Some of it melts against the warm parts of the car, then when you park it outside it freezes again. I doubt it has anything to do internally with the transmission. Enjoy sledding with the Subie:icon_bigg . That happened to me last weekend when I got stuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erito Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 no problems here. -20 c and alot of snow. Only some rattles and quirk sounds from mirrors, rear hatch etc. due to the cold.My previous BMW often got the brakes frozen and caused similar experience when left in the cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eVoMotion Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Wonder if it is the e-brake sticking somehow? Even if it is not used - My miata sticks sometimes, then POPs free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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