Mein auto has developed a new sound to keep me up at night. A sort of clunk. Happens when changing direction either way, but only under load (pulling out of a parking space, turning from a stop). The greater the load on the steering linkages, the more pronounced the clunk. Seems to be in the area of the driver's side tire. I've looked under there but no obvious damage. I also get the same sound (much reduced) if rounding a curve with enough speed to stress the suspension. Under that circumstance, I don't have to be turning the steering wheel at all. Thoughts, anyone?

i would have yer front end checked immediately. you having something worn out/loose. this is a safety item so do it now.

george

There's nothing on those that wear real bad. The idler bushes do get sloppy on some but usually the outer tie rod joints go first.

That said, you need to have the lower ball joints checked as these go bad if the boot is torn.

My '92 has 175,000 miles on the origonal steering components.


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