[Huskymaniac]

I had a similar issue with my 1997 Outback a few years ago. The center differential was binding. It is most evident when taking a hard turn into a parking space. I had my mechanic flush the ATF and replace with fresh ATF plus a bottle of Lubegard (red bottle). If you catch it early enough you won't have destroyed the clutch plates and the friction modifier in the Lubegard will get the plates working near normal again. The problem went away and hadn't returned as of 40K miles of additional driving.