Originally posted by JimBlake
If you can make it klunk when stopped, then maybe you can see or feel what's going on. Basically, the ball joints (including the one at the outer tie rod end) are supposed to pivot, but have no looseness.
Find a point where you can make the klunk by moving the steering wheel just a little big back & forth. If you're real careful, you could grab the tie rod end while a *trusted* friend wiggles the steering wheel. Same for the ball joints. One of them is going to pop sideways or up/down; instead of smoothly turning.
But it's real easy to crush your hand if your buddy turns the steering too far, so it's not really a good idea to do this. It's mostly just an explanation of what's going on.
Rather use a piece of garden hose up to your ear like a stethoscope while he turns the wheel. You should be able to hear which joint is klunking.
awesome, i'll look into that right now...