Steering Gear - Manual: Description

The manual rack and pinion steering system consists of 2 main components, the rack and the pinion. The motion of the pinion is transferred through the pinion teeth which mesh with teeth on the rack, which in turn moves the rack.

The pinion gear is supported by a sealed ball bearing on its upper end and a pressed in roller bearing on the lower end. Wear take-up is provided by an adjuster spring which forces engagement of rack gear to pinion teeth. Inner tie rod ends are bolted to the center of the rack gear.