Cluncking front end help

[kipsy]

Hola peeps. I've owned my e30 for about three weeks now and the clunking on the front end is doing my nut in. On shaking the wheels there appears to be a slight bit of play in the steering rack but it's hardly anything. The ball joint, anti roll bar mount (been fitted and removed to see if it's that) the top mounts, track rod ends have all been checked. I even changed the e36 rack and it still clunks. There is still a little bit of play in the os front wheel. The car is a rally car using bilstein challenge shocks and eibach springs and runs an e36 non pas rack.
The car clunks in a straight line over small bumps etc?
Any ideas peeps?

[pimpmobil]

Hi Sorry no answers. Mine makes a clunking every time i hit a small bump in the road & i cannot find anything wrong(Past 3 years) No lose nuts or bolts, no rubing marks anywhere underneath.Replace all suspention bushes droplinks & antirollbars bushes.
Will be watching this link with interest. Lets hope someone has the answer.

[kipsy]

Going to strip the strut tomorrow to check for loose insert. Makes sense it's that so prob won't be ;)

[kipsy]

Found the insert to be loose. Used a pipe grips/stilson to wind the colar in. Did this with strut in place. Did have chance to try it but 99% sure it's the problem

[pimpmobil]

Will try this on saterday. Fingers x

[asmith88]

i had a bad clunking for a while, found to be both top mounts worn

[kipsy]

Clunking now gone

[pimpmobil]

Clunking now gone too, (3 years later ). Top nut just neeeded turning 1 full rotation.
Thanks all