Steering Gear
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Ford Pickup, 2003 Ford F550 Super Duty, 2003 Ford F450 Super Duty, 2003 Ford Excursion, and 2003 Ford Cab & Chassis. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The steering gear (3504) 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.