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Steering Technical Data

STEERING TECHNICAL DATA

Item Specification
Steering wheel play 0-30 mm {0-1.2 in}
Steering wheel effort 5.0 N.m {50 kgf.cm, 44 in.lbf} or less
Steering shaft length 513.5 mm {20.22 in}
Tie-rod end rotation torque 0.6-2.0 N.m {6-20 kgf.cm, 5-17 in.lbf} Pull scale reading: 5.9-19.6 N {0.61-1.99 kgf, 1.33-4.40 lbf}
Tie-rod end swing torque 0.68-2.45 N.m {7.0-24.9 kgf.cm, 6.1-21.6 in.lbf} Pull scale reading: 6.8-24.5 N {0.70-2.49 kgf, 1.53-5.50 lbf}
Pinion shaft rotation torque 1.2-2.0 N.m {13-20 kgf.cm, 11-17 in.lbf} Pull scale reading: 11.2-20.0 N {1.15-2.03 kgf, 2.52-4.48 lbf}