| Anyone knows that the car's steering system is one | | | | then used to make the column perform a number of |
| of the most vital systems in cars. It allows you to | | | | turns, specifically left and right. |
| control the direction in which your car could turn. The | | | | Most steering systems use the most simplest design: |
| steering system also allows you to manipulate the | | | | the rack and pinion. The steering wheel turns a pinion |
| direction in which the car would be traveling. | | | | gear, which runs along the rack (which is a linear gear |
| The most conventional design for the steering system | | | | that meshes with the pinion) from side to side. The |
| is to have the wheels turn using a hand-operated | | | | movement creates a steering torque, which is then |
| wheel to steer. That wheel is connected to a steering | | | | applied to the wheel's kingpins through tie rods and the |
| column, which is then connected to the wheels. The | | | | steering arm, a kind of short lever. |
| steering column has several universal joints, which is | | | | |