Hey guys, i have a really bad knocking noise coming from the front of my car, I'm thinking it could be the steering rack? any ideas? is this a common issue?

if you don't bother putting more info why ask for any idea's? or ifs its a common problem........

 

E.G - does it make a knock going over a speed hump?

braking?

full lock?

how fast your going?

when you jerk the steering wheel?

i just wanted to know if steering rack problems were a common is the ae92s. it knocks quite loudly when turning at slow speeds and going over bumps etc. can feel it through steering wheel and peddles/fire wall

You need to get under for a looky.

Get both front wheels off the ground and support the car on some stands.

Check your rack ends by sitting down in front of a wheel turning it a few degrees to the left and right, back and forth. You'll hear the little clunk if they're stuffed. You'll feel it as well.

If that's not your problem, grab a prybar and check the usual suspects... CVs, tierods, balljoints, swaybar bushes etc... Also check the strut tops as I've seen a few flogged out before but mostly the rears.

 

Rack end wear is relatively common in the 92's... But that can depend on the K's, and how and where its been driven.

Edited August 12, 200917 yr by 7shades

Could also be eminating from a loose lower balljoint within the upright. despite the fact its a tapered fit, the hole can sometimes become elongated, and no amount of tightening will improve it....

Could also be the CV's check the little black rubbery things that are closest to the gearbox, if either one is split you might have contaminated grease making the CV's wear alot quicker than expected.

Is it a constant knock, a knock only when turning, a knock when decelerating or accelerating a knock when braking? Does it sound like a wheel knock or a engine knock? Sorry for the questions its just to help eliminate what it is.

tightend the front control arms, thats not it. steering rack seems fine, strut seems ok but still questioning it.. my main suspect is the sway bar because it has some custom job because the control arms are from a different model and all the links including the d-bush links are all custom and its a siilar sound to then i put heavy duty sway bar links in the front of my other car. also i can get the noise to hang arond if i do circles around a round-a-bout