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Steering Gear

Power steering gear consists of a gear housing containing a sector shaft with sector gear, a power piston with gear teeth inside of piston which is in constant mesh with sector shaft teeth.

A worm shaft connects steering shaft to power piston through a universal joint coupling. The worm shaft is geared to the piston through recirculating ball contact. The steering valve is incorporated into upper end of worm gear assembly.