# Steering Clunking Sound

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-clunking-sound/18071>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** steering\
**Created:** [August 12, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-clunking-sound/18071 "2008-08-12T17:06:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Average\_Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecb155/32.png) [@Average\_Joe](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Average_Joe)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-clunking-sound/18071/1 "2008-08-12T17:06:25Z")

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I have a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The car only has 18,500 miles on it and a persistant clunk in the steering. The clunking noise only happens at slower speeds and especially when it’s warm outside. The wheel only has to to be turned a half turn for this clunk to appear. I’ve had the car in at a Ford dealer for this problem. They’ve replaced the coil springs and some other parts, but the problem still exists. How do I get this thing fixed right?

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-clunking-sound/18071/2 "2008-08-13T03:28:15Z")

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You MAY have the same problem GM has with most truck intermediate steering shafts being too short and ‘clunking’ during slow turns.

Greasing has turned out to be a temporary solution.

Replacing the shaft with an aftermarket one works. About $200 (you supply the labor).

LIke I said, This MAY be your problem. The longer shaft may not apply here.

I have the same ‘clunking’ my Tahoe, but rest assured, it is not a safety hazard.