Steering: Description and Operation

Manual Steering Gear





Manual Rack and Pinion Disassembled View

Rack and pinion steering provides the following features:
- Simplicity
- Excellent control
- Excellent road feel

As you turn the steering wheel, the steering shaft and the pinion rotate. The pinion gear teeth mesh with the teeth on the rack, converting the rotary motion of the steering wheel into a linear motion of the rack.

The tie rods fasten to each end of the rack. The tie rods extend to the following components:
- The tie rod ends
- The right and the left steering knuckles
This design allows the driver to turn the wheels in the desired direction.