General Repair Information

The maximum possible care, cleanliness and proper tools are essential to ensure satisfactory and successful steering gear repairs. Understandably, general safety guidelines apply when performing repairs.

A series of applicable general notes for individual repair procedures - otherwise listed several times at many points in the repair information - has been collected here. They apply for this repair information.

A description of design and function of the electro-mechanical steering can be found in => 317 Electro-mechanical Power Steering Design and Function.

A description of the design and function of the steering "APA" can be found in => 399 Electro-mechanical steering with axis parallel drive.