Rack And Pinion Steering System Diagram

A simplified rack and pinion steering diagram showing the column 2 rack and pinion 3 and tie rod 4 image via wikimedia commons laurensvanlieshout a tie rod links the rack to the kingpin.

Rack and pinion steering system diagram.

A rod called a tie rod connects to each end of the rack. A typical rack and pinion steering layout showing how the rack acts directly on the road wheel steering arms. When a rack and pinion system is connected to a power steering system the design changes slightly. It is actually a pretty simple mechanism.

A rack and pinion is commonly found in the steering mechanism of cars or other wheeled steered vehicles rack and pinion provides less mechanical advantage than other mechanisms such as recirculating ball but less backlash and greater feedback or steering feel the mechanism may be power assisted usually by hydraulic or electrical means. The use of a variable rack still using a normal. When pressure is placed on the fluid on one side of the piston it forces the piston to move which turns the rack and assists with steering. A cylinder with a piston in the middle is placed in the rack.

There is fluid on both sides of the piston. The steering system converts the rotation of the steering wheel into a swivelling movement of the road wheels in such a way that the steering wheel rim turns a long way to move the road wheels a short way. The mostly used steering system is rack and pinion and mostly 80 percent of commercial vehicles are using this type.