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A steering linkage is the part of an automotive steering system that connects to the front wheels.
The steering linkage which connects the steering gearbox to the front wheels consists of a number of rods. These rods are connected with a socket arrangement similar to a ball joint, called a tie rod end, allowing the linkage to move back and forth freely so that the steering effort will not interfere with the vehicles up-and-down motion as the wheel moves over roads . The steering gears are attached to a rear rod which moves when the steering wheel is turned. The rear rod is supported at one end.
Ackerman Steering Linkage.gif, Ackermann steering
Bell-Crank Steering Linkage.gif, Bell-crank steering
Rack-And-Pinion Steering Linkage.gif, Rack-and-pinion steering
Short rack steering.gif, Short rack-and-pinion steering
Movement of a steering linkage
Automotive steering technologies Linkages (mechanical)
A steering linkage is the part of an automotive steering system that connects to the front wheels.
The steering linkage which connects the steering gearbox to the front wheels consists of a number of rods. These rods are connected with a socket arrangement similar to a ball joint, called a tie rod end, allowing the linkage to move back and forth freely so that the steering effort will not interfere with the vehicles up-and-down motion as the wheel moves over roads . The steering gears are attached to a rear rod which moves when the steering wheel is turned. The rear rod is supported at one end.
Technology
Most modern cars have a full mechanical steering linkage system, but a recent innovation is the steer by wire system.Example Simulations
See also
*Bump steer
Bump steer is the term for the tendency of the wheel of a car to steer itself as it moves through the suspension stroke.
Bump steer causes a vehicle to turn itself when one wheel hits a bump or falls down into a hole or rut. Excessive bump steer ...
* Parallelogram steering linkage
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Movement of a steering linkage
Automotive steering technologies Linkages (mechanical)