Hi all,
Just an update that it WAS my steering rack. I got it rebuilt and it is very tight, with absolutely NO PLAY AT ALL! It was reman'd by a Co called ATSCO in Phoenix, AZ. Rack is NOT supposed to move AT ALL! My tech had the car on the ground, over his pit, and could "feel" the clunk in the rack as the steering was turned with load. He discovered the loose rack after preparing to change out the tie rods. Must've been binding in there or somethin. Anyway, all is well now and the steering is tight with absolutely no noise or clunks. Steering linkage, etc was lubed as well upon reassembly. Hopefully, no more issues for another 120K!


Steve

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'04 E53 3.0i
189K+ miles