Clunk sound when turning steering wheel, help please

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Old Apr 30, 2020 | 01:05 PM
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Clunk sound when turning steering wheel, help please

Hey all,
i have a 2004 Acura TL automatic with about 176,000 miles. Got the vehicle not to long ago, knowing she'd need a bit of work. So anyways, at a complete stop- whenever i turn the steering wheel all the way to the right or the left it makes a sort of loud clunking sound. I thought it was my axel but i was told they seemed fine
my car does need an alignment, bad, could that be the issue?

Thanks in advanced 🙏🏽
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Old Apr 30, 2020 | 01:35 PM
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check your compliance bushings, common failure point on this car
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Old Apr 30, 2020 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by thoiboi
check your compliance bushings, common failure point on this car
I did work on the suspension some months ago and actually rechecked the work yesterday, everything seemed fine. I had replaced the lower control arms, bushings, boot and a few other things except the axels
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Old Apr 30, 2020 | 05:11 PM
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End links have also been known to cause a clunk at lower speeds when turning in. Have you replaced those? Is the sound loud enough to catch a video? That may help shed a little light on the situation!
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Old Apr 30, 2020 | 07:55 PM
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Thank you everyone, i did an allignment on the vehicle and didn't hear the clunking sounds when i got home. Fingers crossed, I'll confirm later and also check on those items you all suggested.
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Old May 11, 2020 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Eddie Chun
Thank you everyone, i did an allignment on the vehicle and didn't hear the clunking sounds when i got home. Fingers crossed, I'll confirm later and also check on those items you all suggested.
Glad to hear everything is quiet for now. You'll have to let us know if they come back, or if you ever figure out what it was.

Happy modding!
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