Rack-and-pinion steering, overall system, function - GF46.25-P-0001CW
MODEL 204.0/2 except CODE (213) Speed-sensitive power steering up to Model Year 8
Shown on model 204.008
The steering wheel's rotary motion is converted into horizontal movement through the steering gear rack-and-pinion steering. The rack-and-pinion steering gear has a constant gear ratio, i.e. the tooth pitch is identical across the entire toothed rack. Steering assistance is executed hydraulically by a belt driven power steering pump.
The steering assistance is regulated by the rack-and-pinion steering gear itself.
To cool the power steering fluid an oil cooler in the form of a coiled pipe is installed immediately upstream of the A/C system's condenser. The oil cooler version depends on the engine mounted in each particular vehicle.
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