Steering recap

Steering recap

Rack and pinon

1)    The steering gear provides a gear reduction, which reduces the effort required to turn the wheels.

Much less parts, more reliable consist of a pinion gear linear rack gear outer and inner tie rods as well as a power cylinder which contains the cylinder piston. Gives a more responsive feel.

​Rack and pinion

parallelogram steering uses a steering box, has a pitman arm center link and idler arm.

Recirculating ball

Two types of steering gear

Multiple Choice

How does the rack and pinion provide less effort to steer the wheels

• The power of Christ

• A gear reduction

• Big turbo

• Rack gear

Multiple Select

What are the two types of steering ?(Multiple answer)

• Rack and pinion

• steering gear

• parallelogram steering

• electronic steering

Intermediate shaft/ Steering shaft

The steering shaft contains two U-joints as well as the coupling for the steering gear connection. The steering column is designed to collapse in some way to help cushion the blow of the driver making contact with the steering wheel

Multiple Choice

What can happen if the outer tie rod becomes misaligned from the lower control arm? what can this induce through the steering system ?

• Bump steer

• Drift

• Steering pull

• Dog Tracking

Multiple Choice

The pinion gear is a linear gear

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What could worn U-joints in the steering shaft cause

• A Flat tire

• Excessive caster

• Binding

• Blown head gasket

​Outer tie rods

Connect the steering linkage to the steering knuckle, When the outer tie rods are worn the steering may be unresponsive as well as excessive noise may be present

​Inner tie rod

The inner tie rod is threaded to the steering gear on one side and threaded to the outer tie rod on the other side. Which then connects the steering gear to the knuckle.

Multiple Select

On most new front wheel drive vehicles where is the steering gear mounted too?(multiple answer)

• The front engine cradle (sub frame)

• The firewall

• The rear subframe

• The knuckles

Multiple Choice

What happens if the steering wheel is misaligned to the steering shaft

• Vehicle will flip upside down

• Drift

• Pull

• Spiral cable may snap

Multiple Choice

What must be done after the steering wheel "nut' or "bolt" is removed?

• You must remove the wheels

• You must center and mark the location of the steering wheel

• align vehicle

• rotate steering wheel 180 degrees