Subject: Automobile Engineering

Topic: Brakes, Steering & Front Axles

Difficulty: High

Primary function of the steering system is to achieve angular motion of the front wheel to negotiate a turn. Requirement of steering. The steering mechanism should be very accurate & easy to handle. The effort required to steer should be minimal & must not be tiresome to the driver.

The steering mechanism should also provide stability. This implies that the vehicle should have a tendency to return to its straight ahead position after turning.

Types of steering:
i) Power Steering :- It consists of ah engine driven oil pump with the with the reservoir control valve & present surface which assist steering effort.
ii). Adjustable Steering : - In this steering wheel can adjust the steering angle at convenient & move the wheel in desire position.
iii) Collapsible steering :- It is an energy absorbing steering provide safety by collapsing during impact form front end crash. This incorporates with ball bearing fitted between two over lapping tube.
iv) Center point steering - The arrangement of the wheel, front axle & stub axle. When the axis of wheel, King pin axis & vertical axis are interest at same point at the same time the road wheel makes contact with the ground. Then the construction is called as corner points steering.