Hi there,

I have a 02 I4 accord 4 doors, the problem is when I turn the steering wheel, go over the speed bumps, or deep; the steering rack makes a crack noise pretty loud. You can feel it when you sit on the car. I though it was the axles, so I replaced both side, but it's till; my friend mechanic told me to take off the boot. and replace the 2 connecting rods, or something, but I dont know. It has been since I install the front strut bar w/o doing alignment
So any suggestions, Im so appreciate that
Thank you

 

obviously if you take out the strut bar and the noise goes away you know where the issue lies...try it

also, adding a strut bar does not require an alignment...it only aids in preventing steering roll

 

I removed the strut bar already, and the noise did NOT go away

 

Ok are you sure it's the rack? What does the noise sound like exactly ?