Clunk whilst moving steering wheel

[Scadden182]

when im sitting still and wiggle my steering back an forth, i hear a light clunk when i do so, am i right in saying this wood be the track rod end?


Cheers

Scott

 

[Scadden182]

thanks for the help.

 

[Henry]

lol. if it'll do it whilst the car's stationary, get someone to sit in it and reproduce the sound whilst you get down and find out where it's coming from. could be a few things (assuming it's actually the steering) - track rod ends, track rods, rack bushes, rack itself, lower column UJ, upper column UJ, etc

 

[bmh.01]

First thing i'd look at would be track rod ends yes as they don't tend to last forever. But needs a proper check really as Henry says.

 

[caister]

Did you find out what this was as mines started doing the same?

Can someone explain what I need to do to check everything in Henrys list?

 

[Henry]

if it will do it whilst the car's stationary, it'd be much easier to trace than otherwise (and especially if you've access to a ramp/pit). if not, you'd probably have to resort to feeling for play by levering, or disconnecting/removing bits to check for wear

it could just be that the rack clamps need tightening, as they seem to allow a 'cracking' noise if they're not very tight