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whit613's post in Boxster S steering clunk was marked as the answer
Just to update, this issue has now been resolved. The cause was due to considerable play where the universal joint attaches to the steering rack, caused by the bolt not being tight enough! The red arrow on the attached photo shows the bolt I'm referring to.
The clunk has now gone, the steering feels tighter and the turn in sharper and more predictable. The car doesn't feel loose and clunky over rough surfaces any more either! I have noticed, however, that there is a slight creaking sound that seems to be coming from the steering column inside the dash when I turn the wheel from one direction to the other when doing low speed manoeuvers such as parking. It's more annoying that anything else and I can probably live with it if I really have to. I don't know whether it always did this and the clunking was just masking it, or whether it has somehow started as a result of tightening the bolt back up. Any ideas? It sounds more like lack of lubrication somewhere. I have already tried some lithium grease on the universal joint and some silicone lubricant on the bellows where the steering column goes through the bulkhead. Neither have helped.