front end rattle

pass1over

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I've had this rattle coming from my front end forever now. I've tried fixing it and never was able to. I live on a limestone/dirt road that's very uneven and this is where I hear it. On flat pavement, it's quiet.

You would think sway bar, right? That's not it.
It's not the control arms, ball joints, or suspension as far as I can tell.

I borrowed a set of chassis ears and the rattling noise seems to be coming from the rack itself. It's not the outer tie rods and it's not the inner's, it's coming from the rack. Tie rod end is quiet and I don't see what could be rattling on the inners at all. They're torqued, not loose, and the adjuster sleeve is tight as well.

What could be rattling inside there? Is is replaceable/fixable or do I need a new rack?
 

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A good alignment shop should be able to diagnosis the issue fairly quickly.
 
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