So I installed a Type S steering rack back in Feb. It was properly hooked up and bled. There are no air pockets, or leaks at all the fluid line hasn't moved a mm in the last 6 months. About 4 months ago it started making this noise. Now this only happens on certain occasions. If I am completely static and steer lock to lock, during low speed almost full lock situations where I put significantly load on the car (turn the wheel at almost full lock and blip the gas hard), but it will not do it when I turn normally during daily driving or anything. I don't think its axles and I honestly don't think its the rack but im not sure...could it be the tie rod ends??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa8ufdz9c2o

 

wtf damn dude idk but it sounds like something is stretching too far and hitting into something. did you look under there yet to see whats wrong?

 

Yes, I also threw the car on a drive on lift and had my buddy get underneath. He said everything looked fine and the noise was coming from somewhere on the rack, but considering its directly bolted on it could be tie rod ends, either inner or outer, rack, or whatever. The only thing that leads me to believe its the tie rod ends is my genius buddy forgot to impact the tie rod ends on when we did the steering rack they were only hand tight so when I tried to see the steering difference the rack was being turned hard which in turn jolted the tie rod ends and could of possibly put some stress on the ends in a certain way. I just don't want to spend 100 on parts if they're not the issue so I figured I'd ask see if anyone else had experienced this. Trust me, if you hear it in person its alot deeper and doesnt really sound like a stretching noise.

 

lower control arm