Hi guys, apologies for the endless Corsa threads
Anyways was driving in to Morrisons with wifey couple weeks back. We tend to not have the radio on these days so it was easy to notice that when she turns the wheel there's a light clunk within the first couple of centimetres of steering wheel travel. Definitely audible but not horrendous. theres no other noise or problems...just this light clunk on first movement.
So a few mins ago I jacked it up both sides and got underneath and had a root round.
No play at all in the track rod ends, their ball joints are in great shape. The gaiters on the rack are all good too with no leaks, cuts etc.
I grabbed the tie rod with my hand (don't have my pry bars at home) and as said, no play in any direction by hand.
So I got wifey to turn the steering left and right a few centimetres whilst I observed. You can hear the light clunking and when I put my hand on the inner tie rod you can definitely feel it is coming from up the rack end. So.
is this a dodgy inner tie rod or is this a potentially new rack? or is there any other oddities that the corsa c throws up?
cheers guys
ps, one last thing.... the drive shafts have left and right play by hand that also makes a light clunk which I initially thought it was the issue.but as said I can feel the play in the tie rod. so on an aside should the drive shaft make any light clunk? they do it both sides.