I'm on my second Bravo..moved from a t-jet 150 sport to a multijet dynamic 165. I've been mostly sorting out what seems to me mileage related issue's. The t-jet had 25k on the clock the multijet has 69k.

Anyways I've had the creaky steering issue when turning left at slow speeds. Most posts I've seen suggest it is the top mount. Whilst it does appear that the creak comes from the mount I can confirm that after fitting a new one that this is not the case.
It turns out that it is either the steering rack or steering box at fault.

Not many people know this but the rack is serviceable in that the pre-load can be adjusted by a nut on the rack. By adjusting this nut you can eliminate excessive play in the rack. Some instructions for doing so can be found here valvoline.com/car-care/automotive-system/steering/ccr20060701sr

Hence I tightened said nut and the creaking went away.

If I am reading this issue correctly, the electric steering box is putting too much pressure on a "worn rack".
So my question is do I replace the rack or should I just wait and see if the creak returns?

I've noticed mine makes a bit of a noise when going from lock to lock but I usually don't hear it over the noise of the door trims, interior and skydome all rattling.

yeah I mostly don't here it over the noise of the diesel engine takes some getting used to over the petrol. not sure if i've made the right decision yet but am enjoying sorting out the issues.

Mine's a petrol (150 T-Jet). I forgot to mention the gearbox whining in 5th and 6th! Hopefully the gearbox will give up before the warranty ends, the rest of it I'll have to live with. It's certainly not like a Golf!

..and it has more room in the back than a focus! The supplier I buy fuel from for the open fire at home says I fit 11 bags of turf in the boot and a guy with a focus who buys from him fits 10. I even managed to put a sofa from ikea into the back of the bravo.

Still no creak from the steering this morning so it's sounding promising. You gotta love a cheap fix.

Mine had the top mounts done under warranty 12 months ago but has started creaking again. I'll give this adjustment a go and report back.

Sadly mine is creaking again. Gonna try a rack refurb as it's the cheaper option than the steering box. Also because there's a knock in the rack anyhow.
I think once the rack is well worn even tightening the pre-load will probably make little difference. Worth a try though.

Quick update on this one. Another poster said he loobed up the rack and seemed to have cured his creaks.
Today I got at the steering rack gaitors and they were easy enough to slide back and slip back into position again.
Packed it full of cv grease so will report back on how that goes.
Cheers.

Ok three days on and seems loobing the rack has done the trick. Followed the same routes and no creaking. Another result.

Anyways I've been presented with another one, knocking from the suspension when it's raining. Sounds like arb but could be anything really. Not going to worry about it, but boggles the mind to wonder what the heck would do that when it gets wet?!