Creeking and knocking while dry steering

[Mash.]

When dry steering or at slow speeds there is a knocking and creaking noise pretty continuously when turning lock to lock.
this generally only happens when the car is warm, and been driving for a while.
I'm pretty sure this is the steering rack, as it wasn't to bad, then changed the rack bushes, and now its veery bad! as i described at the top.

additional info: it has solid top mounts, so shouldn't be those, i don't think.
cheers

 

[bozothenutter]

rack bushes, there is movement in the rack.
Mine did that too after changing bushes......took a while to get it right because it's location.

 

[182 SAM]

I'm pretty confident this is the same noise I have going on
I've just had a front refresh done
Wishbones with ball joints
Inner and outer track rods and ends
Arb bushes
Steering rack bushes
Pms solid top mounts

So are you saying it's because you have changed the steering rack bushes that's the reason for the noise?
Thanks

 

[Carlv8415]

Mine done this even after I changed the rack bushings. A lot of people have the same issue, can be caused by bushings not being done up tight. Did mine up with an impact gun but once I re checked it with an breaker bar there was another quarter turn

 

[Mash.]

yep, so turns out the clamps went done up enough - torqued them up too… hey ho, thanks for eveeryones help!

 

[Carlv8415]

What you torque them too ?