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Just looking for some suggestions on this pain in the ass noise..

When i turn to the right i hear a front left hand clunk noise and can kinda 'feel' it through the steering wheel.

It ONLY happens if im driving i.e. if i have the car stationary and turn the steering wheel there is no noise.It ONLY happens if turning to the right and never to the left. It happens sometimes when I brake hard. If i drove continuously around a round about to the right it only happens once - i have to turn the steering wheel to the left and back to the right for it to 'clunk' again. Im 99.9% sure it is coming from the front LEFT hand side. Had the noise for a few months and have so far:

* replaced shock and springs - no change (they needed replacing anyway) - strut mount/bearing etc all fine.

* replaced ball joint on left side - no change

* replaced front sway bar link on left side - no change.

* reassembled intercooler piping and tightened firmly to the body - it goes through the left hand side near the tire and thought it mite be clunking against the strut or something (have made sure it doesnt touch anything) - still no change in the noise.

NOW im really stumped - Im thinking bout changing the left hand tie rod end but it looks fine and i dont wanna just waste money for the hell of it - anyone got any opinions?

one other thing - i know the power steering pump is leaking (not much) but it has been since i got the car and this problem has only developed over the past few months.

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hay i got the same issue, going over bumps on the road there is a knocking noise sometimes it can be really bad, as you changed shocks, arms. haven't changed ball joints or anything like that

i found what the problem was so maybe this will help u out too -

dont know what all the right terminology is but the tension rod that connects the control arm to a bracket was a touch loose so i tightened that bolt.. then i noticed that there were 3 bolts connecting that bracket to the chasis rail and they were all a little loose. I tightened them all up and that seems to have solved the clunk problem... plus the steering feels much better and tighter going around corners since the control arm hasnt got as much play as before.

anyway hope that helps.

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