Rack and Pinion Steering on cars is one of those inventions that appeared early on in the life of the automobile and was taken from another source. Many early components on cars started out life being used by other machines before being enhanced and evolving into something far more complex. The simplest explanation of how it works is that the steering column has a classical … [Read more...]
Power Steering
This week’s technical article is about power steering. The concept is simple: help the driver steer the car with the minimal of fuss. The implementation is a little trickier. The key to good power steering is the weight of the steering – too soft and you risk having very light steering and possibly a lack of feel – too heavy and it defeats the purpose of having the powered … [Read more...]