Clunk in steering

[Skeet Skeet]

Has anybody here ever felt a clunk in their steering? I have this audible/felt clunk when I turn my wheel to a certain position. What have you done to fix this?

[Brandoncb7]

Your cv joints, if bad, will make a noise that's noticeable as hell. Have you ever changed an axle before or know what to look for as far as if one is bad?

[GeoffM]

Ball joints as well. Look in the stickies for suspension checks, and do it soon. If it is your ball joints, then you're running out of time.

[visualpoet]

Also check the column from your steering wheel to the rack.


Part #9 (which is like a CV joint in your steering column, pretty much.)could be bad. You DO NOT WANT THIS TO BREAK while driving.

Hold below that point while someone else turns the wheel back and forth a few inches inside the car. If you hear your noise. That's the problem. If not, move down to the rack and pinion and listen closer to that. You could have a problem there.

[speedfr3ak]

if its the cv joint he would be shaking lol cause they pop loud my wifes 07 tc one broke while coming off exit ramp and it sound like a dam bomb

[19dabeast85]

I had a pop that I could hear and FEEL in the floorboard. I turned out to be the mounting bolts for the steering rack were very loose, one had completely backed out and was sitting on that little shield under there. I put them back in VERY tight but they backed out again within a month. I put them back with RED thread locker and they've been fine since.

It could also be a tierod end or ball joint as stated before. Also check your swaybar bushings.