I think something might be very wrong with my steering

[nickmp0wer]

My steering colum seems to make this clunk noise sometimes. I first noticed it when i got the car and the wheels wernt balanced. Now i can still notice it when i go over bumps. The worst part is that i can move the wheel side to side when stoped and i can hear the noise and at the same time there is a little jolt i can feel through the pedals. I took my power steering off a month or so ago but i could hear the noise before then. However, it seems like it might be getting worse. Any one know what this could be?

[Digitalwave]

Steering rack dying or your ball joints are shot.

[nickmp0wer]

it had a reman rack put in it about 10k ago and i should still have fluid in it cause i just took the belt off. I do plan on upgrading to a quicker rack anyways. The cluck sounds like its comming from the actual colum and it sounds like its not too far infront of the steering wheel, and also the pedal jolt makes me think its right there.

[Digitalwave]

It could be the steering guibo in that case. Its part of the coupling between the steering column and the rack.

[nickmp0wer]

yeah thats what i was thinking, since it would have a lot more stress on it with no power steering

[Kristuphir]

Does it happen every time you turn the wheel, or more when you're turning into a corner, or what? I'd take a look under there and make sure your front sway bar is still fully connected to the car where it bolts onto the subframe. When I bought mine, the bar was flopping around bad enough to hit the subframe and make a big clunk (which I definitely felt through the pedals) every time I turned the damn thing.

[nickmp0wer]

i can only feel it when i move teh wheel side to side a little when stopped. but i cand hear it when i go over little bumps and stuff too

[Snowmann]

There is also a bushing that holds the rack in place in line with the firewall.

[nickmp0wer]

i just went out and rolled down the window and looked at the steering joint and it looks like the rack might be the problem. Which pisses me off becasue it was a nice rebuilt rack

[Sean]

i just went out and rolled down the window and looked at the steering joint and it looks like the rack might be the problem. Which pisses me off becasue it was a nice rebuilt rack

If it's a newly rebuilt one, is it still under some type of warranty? Cause it shouldn't go bad that fast.

[nickmp0wer]

well i took the power steering belt off, but it should still have fluid in it, i think it was over a year ago but i'll be sure and check that out