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Automotive steering
Article By:
Anglin, Donald L. Consultant, Automotive and Technical Writing, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Last reviewed:November 2019
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.064500
The means by which a motor vehicle is controlled about the vertical axis. It allows the driver to control the course of vehicle travel by turning the steering wheel, which turns the input shaft in the steering gear. The steering system (Fig. 1) has three major components: (1) the steering wheel and attached shaft in the steering column which transmit the driver's movement to the steering gear; (2) the steering gear that increases the mechanical advantage while changing the rotary motion of the steering wheel to linear motion; and (3) the steering linkage (including the tie rod and tie-rod ends) that carries the linear motion to the steering-knuckle arms. See also: Mechanical advantage
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