Steering Gear

Steering Column:

 

• Circular column houses steering shaft.

• Connected to steering shaft in bush, ball or roller bearing .

• Column supported to vehicle by brackets.

• Some of the vehicle controls carried on to the columns.   

• Collapsible columns are used in modern vehicles.

 

 

Steering Shaft:

 

 

• Top end connected to steering hub.

• Bottom end goes into the steering box.

 

• Ball or bush bearing supports the shaft inside the column.

• Inclined at 50 in case of cars 20 in case of commercial vehicles.