I can't for the life of me remember my old username and it says it wasn't associated with my email so I had to make a new account. Anyway here's the deal.
08 Civic Si
Anytime I start off with the wheels cut either direction there's a loud clunk in the steering somewhere. Say I back out of the driveway then proceed to start off turned left CLUNK. Just once. Dealer here is the biggest bunch of jamtarts around, they claim "Steering rack/Frame bolts" seems wrong and they forgot to tighten my lugs last time and nearly lost a tire on a 900km highway trip. Any ideas? search turns up no results.

thanks

 

I had a clunk in my 06 but it could be heard when putting on the brake it was the sub-frame bolts, get under the car with a long breaker bar and socket and tighten those 4 bolts.

2 up front and 2 in the rear of the subframe, that holds the engine and the rack.

 

The clunk from loose steering rack mounting bolts is very common. There's a TSB for it. Have you checked those yet?

 

Nope I haven't. The Si is new to me. Can anyone point me to the TSB or a list of applicable TSBs
thanks

 

nevermind found it! thanks though

 

Well if you found it you should tell us so if we encounter it we know where to look.

 

Found a list and they were all listed but not able to open from my work pc, turns out i cant at home either. so I guess i do not have it figured out yet haha

 

Check out 8thcivic.com, they should have all the TSB info.

 

I'll be checking the steering rack mounts today! THANKS HT.