2012年8月29日星期三

STEERING SYSTEMS-- Steering Rack

Steering Rack

Steering racks are a component in rack-and-pinion steering controls. They are the metal part on which gears, or pinions, slide back and forth, determining how far a corresponding wheel turns.



steering rack


Disassemble & Reassemble



 

special service tools:

1.adjuster nut spanner
2.gland nut spanner
3.tube nut spanner
4.DTI(dial test indicater)
5.V blocks


pinion and rack



tie rod end & tie rod

rack body & pinion assembly




pinion housing

pinion housing


pinion
count the number of teeth on the pinion :8







rack
count the number of teech on the rack:27

the magnetic base of the DTI requires a metal bench to work correctly.
rack run-out reading:0.05mm
PS: casting for rack mount broken!

1 条评论:

  1. You have good Pictures but you have not really described what you did and how it works

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