Steering Gear

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Fig 1: View Of Steering Gear

Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

The steering gear has the following features:

It is a torsion-bar type hydraulic assisted system.
It reduces road shock and vibration.
It includes a rotary-style hydraulic valve.
It uses a dot matrix ID mark on the gear housing between the valve housing and the sector shaft housing cover.