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There's a part number for a stud to mount a steering stabilizer, so I imagine some of them came with one. I added one to mine, but, yeah, I can't really tell it's there. To be fair, I used the cheapest stabilizer I could find (>$20 IIRC, probably some Monroe crap), so your mileage may vary with a better unit. I'm also running a Grassroots centerlink, which has enough drag to do a fair bit of stabilizing on its own. The clunk and the pull are likely related. +1 for checking the UCAs. The camber and caster are adjusted with U-shaped shims, and if the bolts back out, the shims fall out, and then your alignment goes full stance nation. The squeal while turning is interesting. I doubt it's the pump--it shouldn't be able to tell which way you're turning. Might be a blocked passage or something in the box, but I haven't heard of one doing that, and it wouldn't explain why it only makes noise when you're moving. Maybe one of the wheel bearings is loose enough that the rotor is hitting the backing plate? Again, could be a shared cause with the clunk and the pull, depending on what's rubbing on what. Add bearings and brakes to your inspection list if they weren't there already. If nothing jumps out at you when you inspect the front end, run it without the power steering belt and see if the noise goes away. That should rule the hydraulic components in or out.

Thanks again both - I’ll dig around this weekend with the wheels off the ground and see what I find.

The occasional clunking and pulling, can be a number of things. I had a pull when I hit the brakes and clunking long after someone who didn't know what they were doing performed an alignment and didn't tighten up the upper control arm enough, galling the threads to one of the bolts mounting it to the frame. It's Still not properly fixed, but it's not moving anywhere after I drove it home with an impact hammer. Among other places, look there as well. As far as a consistent pull, I would look at an alignment issue, worn out bushings... All of those things, considering the age, could be worn out. Unless you put one on, I don't believe these things ever came with a factory installed steering dampener. I put one on a D21, and I noticed no difference in performance. Might be different if you are doing a lot of off-roading. I don't really know. Squealing when turning.... That might be PS pump related, but it's worth giving the everything in the steering and bearings a once over before getting too deep into it. It almost sounds as though one of your problems could be a really bad front wheel bearing.... Get it off of the ground and push the wheel around on it's axis and see if you get much play. Good Luck!!