Slow right turn clunk

[NTXC]

Hello everyone, I just finished replacing both control arms, outer tie tods, ball joints and bearings (bearings were last week) on my 05 xc70 last night. I was hoping doing so would eliminate a clunk I get turning at low speed (into a driveway or parking spot for example) but the sound persists. My father suggested it might be the strut bearing. Is there any way to test such a thing besides replacing the strut assembly?

For backstory, I just bought this car about a month ago with ~107K miles on it so the replacements I’ve done weren’t exclusively to alleviate this noise but to replace what appeared to be all original parts and I want to get this thing in good shape for a road trip front CT to SC in December.

Any thoughts?

[hoonk]

a clunk I get turning at low speed (into a driveway or parking spot for example)
My father suggested it might be the strut bearing. Is there any way to test such a thing

Strut cushions/spring seats (8646713) commonly go bad and make all sorts of noises. Easy to test - put a wrench on the nut on top of the (front) struts. If you can turn the wrench the strut cushion/spring seat is torn and will make noise now or some time in the near future.

You have to compress the spring to replace them.

[NTXC]

Truly appreciate the suggestion, I’ll give that a look in the next day or two!

I have a trip coming up shortly, would this be a high priority fix before I go or is this just an annoyance I can address in January or so?

[Xfingers]

This is a longshot and you probly checked it when you did your suspension work. I had a broken coil spring that would make a loud clunk when doing a slow 90 degree turn.

[hoonk]

is this just an annoyance I can address in January or so?

Yes, just noisy if torn

[NTXC]

Thanks so much, money’s getting tight and I needed to know if this is a “must replace” before my trip.