Do you know why some cars respond so well to the driver?

Great Handling makes you

safe and in control. The main function of a steering system is transmit the movement of the

steering Wheel down the steering shaft to move the wheels left and right – although car

wheels don’t turn at the same angle.

In most cars, small trucks on the road today, there is a rack and pinion steering system. This

converts the rotational motion of the steering wheel into the linear motion that turns the

wheels and guide your path. The system involves a circular gear which locks teeth on a bar.

It also transforms big rotations of the steering wheel into small, accurate turns of the

wheels, giving a solid and direct feel to the steering.

What happened when we have a power steering? It’s likely that if you drive today, you´re

used to power steering. Contemporary cars, and especially trucks and utility vehicles have a

power steering system function – also called power-assisted steering. This gives that extra

energy (either hydraulic or electric) to help turn the wheels and means parking and

manoeuvring requires less effort than with simple manual force.

Well, enough of that, How is the Ackermann Angle relevant to steering systems? Every

time that you turn your wheels, the 2 front wheels will be angled differently in relation to

one another with inside wheel having a slightly more acute angle than the outer wheel. This

is because when you turn, the wheels follow an arc which is technically a part of a circle.

And whenever circles are concerned, you have the radius to think about which is the

distance to the pivot.

TYPES OF STEERING SYSTEM

Sprocket direction gear - zipper

Recirculating ball direction gear

Steering mechanism of rotating movement by screw and lever.

Hydraulic steering system