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<<I've got the same problem with my '98. I didn't see a fix posted for the
problem though. My car is going back to the dealer on Wednesday for their
second try at fixing it. I'll let you know what the problem was if they're
successful.


> When taking a turn, and the car hits any bumps(small or large) a clunk
feeling
> is felt through the stearing wheel....It feels like something is loose and
it
> gives a feed back to the stearing wheel....(like when the car is off, and u
> wiggle the stearing wheel left/right left, right...that clunk feeling) but
> clunk feeling is felt when the car is making a turn...Its like the rods/rack
> or stearing rod have a dead spot/loose in them>>

Sounds similar to the problem on Greg Coe's GTI.  I traced it to the interface
at the base of the steering column to the universal joint, located in the car.
There are two 13mm nuts holding this assembly together, and even though they
seemed tight, a good strong twist on them eliminated his mysterious clunk and
looseness.

Todd
Air & Water
VW Tuning
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>Has anyone experienced a clunk sound and feel in the steering wheel when
>making a tight turn in one direction then turning the wheels back to
>straight.
> My car is doing this, it was there before my suspension install and it
>seems
>more noticable now.  The clunk happens when I straighten out after turning
>tightly to the right, and like I said above, it can beheard and felt through
>the steering wheel.  Any suggestions on what I should check, or have the
>dealer check when I go in for my 20k service.

My car did exactly this. I determined that it was coming from the two bolts
that hold the steering column onto the steering rack u-joint, just above the
floor and under the plastic cover that's down there. I just loosened the two
nuts and retightened them, completely disregarding the torque specs, but not
trying to overtighten them.
Chris
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