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Design Features
On cars Chevrolet / Daewoo Lanos establish steering with steering-type gear-rack. Steering gear consists of two rod ends, ball joints connected with pivoting levers telescopic front suspension struts. Collapsible steering column.
| Fig. 8.1. Power steering gear: 1 - Carter steering; 2, 15 - pipelines; 3, 16, 20, 55, 57, 58 - O-rings; 4 - spring ring; 5 - inner seal pinion shaft; 6 - Bellow pinion shaft; 7, 11 - a lock ring; 8 - sealing cover; 9 - coupling bolt; 10 - Coupling; 12 - valve assembly; 13 - seal pinion shaft; 14 - upper sleeve pinion shaft; 17, 61 - mounting sleeve; 18 - upper plug housing; 19 - the plug; 21 - a spring; 22 - the adjusting plug; 23 - lock nut; 24 - rack; 25 - the guide bar; 26, 43 - hub shell; 27, 44 - collars housing; 28 - a casing housing; 29 - the tie rod end (left); 30, 50 - covers; 31, 49, 59, 63 - a nut; 32, 34, 39, 41, 45, 48 - bolts; 33, 47 - the adjusting screws; 35 - the left steering rod; 36, 52 - washers; 37, 42 - sleeve joints steering rods; 38 - supporting plate; 40 - lock plate; 46 - Right Tie Rod; 51 - the tie rod end (right); 53 - rod seal; 54 - the directing plug; 56 - the piston; 60 - cylinder; 62 - a cover; 64 - snap ring; 65 - Bearings |
Most of the cars are completed with power steering (Fig. 8.1). The pressure of the working fluid in the power produced by the pump vane type which is mounted on the engine and the generator is shared poly vee belt. In case of refusal of the steering amplifier driving the possibility remains, but the effort on the steering wheel increases. Carter steering installed in the engine compartment and is fixed to the bulkhead with two brackets. Val-pinion steering mechanism is connected to the steering shaft of the steering column via a flexible coupling. Steering without the hydraulic booster has a similar structure. This book deals with the power steering gear as the most difficult.
| Fig. 8.2. Steering column: 1 - mounting sleeve; 2 - column cover; 3 - the top housing of the steering column; 4 - washers; 5, 6 - shear bolts; 7 - housing fixing shift paddles; 8 - screws; 9 - thrust washer; 10 - a spring; 11 - a nut; 12 - Housing fixing the ignition switch; 13 - the adjusting screw; 14 - the contact group; 15 - the steering shaft |
The steering column (Fig. 8.2) is equipped with energy absorbing device, which improves the passive safety of the car, and anti-theft device in the ignition, locking of the steering shaft 15. The steering column also has controls the headlights, turn indicators, headlight and windscreen wiper.
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