Full lock clicks and clunks???

[tom172clio]

hi there, i have developed a clunk on full lock and when turning the wheel when parking and at v.v. slow speeds. car is fine when in motion, just a car park symptom?? it has oz 16" rims on, but they are not massivly big? any ideas?

172 '03 Clio mk2 84k miles

Thanks

Tom

 

[DaveDreads]

Where's the clunk/click coming from, the steering wheel or one of the front corners?

 

[tom172clio]

sounds like the corners, but its had ball joint done on MOT 2 weeks ago :s

 

[DaveDreads]

Might be worth taking the wheels off and having a look anyway,
if it makes you feel better both my front corners are clunking,
and my ball joints, tie rods & track rod ends were all replaced within a year.

There's also the wishbones, the bushes could be knackered so i've got to check those aswel.

Jack the car up and give the wheels a wiggle top to bottom not side to side,
then take them off and see if there's any give in the wishbone components.

 

[LiamR172]

Possibly a knackered shaft?

 

[steve_b9]

ive had the same problem with mine. spent ages looking for the problem.
it would make a very loud metalic crack sound, that you could feel through the floor of the car, when manouving lock to lock when parking.
we put it on the ramp and had someone go lock to lock with the steering, while we watched all the ball joints and bushes. they were all fine.

but we could see the rack jump every time it made the noise. and could feel it only when we touched the rack.
so i replaced the rack yesterday and its fixed.

but obviously check all your ball joints and bushes first

 

[mr.valver]

CV Joints.

 

[LiamR172]

CV Joints.

Possibly a knackered shaft?

Its worth checking.

Onee of mine is drying out and its making a loud tapping sorta noise on full lock.

 

[tom172clio]

Cheers guys il have a look!

 

[HoleInOne]

Its worth checking.

Onee of mine is drying out and its making a loud tapping sorta noise on full lock.

Snap.

That's what I have on mine at the moment.

 

[tom172clio]

Snap.

That's what I have on mine at the moment.

turns out it was the steering rack, needed new one - now the noises have stopped ! just in case anyone else is suffering from similar problem

 

[aucky]

Interestingly, this problem stopped during the period I was on Hankooks. It came back when I put the Michelins back on :/

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

Mine does it being lowered :/ iv put it down the top mount under bearings twisting and then releasing making a clunking noise.

Cant be all realted to steering racks. Mines E'PaS on the dci btw