A rack and pinion steering system consists of a pinion (a circular gear) with a rack (a linear gear). The system works by converting a revolving motion into linear motion. Most cars, small trucks ...

Rack and pinion steering is commonly used in modern vehicles to facilitate steering control. It involves a gear assembly consisting of a rack (a straight bar with teeth) and a pinion gear (a small ...

Take the case of Belinda Bullock, whose 2002 Ford Mustang GT has only 33,000 miles on the odometer but has needed its rack-and-pinion steering system replaced three times. The first one failed at ...

Rack-and-pinion steering is somewhat different from the steering boxes we looked at in last month's issue. Perhaps the best way to describe it is that it combines the steering box and tie rod ...

Rack-and-pinion conversions rank among the most popular modifications for vintage Mustangs. And why not? Even when new, the Mustang's original recirculating ball steering box provided less-than ...

Depending on how they are manufactured, rack-and-pinion drives can deliver very precise motion, rivaling or exceeding that of ballscrews and even linear motors. Rack and pinions are the other ...

But while these systems rely on different sources of power, they often function using similar gears and components, including ...

Generally speaking, the rack-and-pinion steering systems of C4 Corvettes are dependable performers, and most enthusiasts don't give them a second thought unless they go bad. For the average street ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Aimed at improving several aspects of driving performance, Freightliner Trucks has made available rack and pinion steering for its line of heavy-duty trucks, a component that until ...

Nothing makes a classic car feel like an old tank more than ancient suspension and handling characteristics. Jump out of a stock '60s musclecar and into a late-model performance car, and one of ...

He came upon a set of cockpit indicators from a Cold War-era RAF airplane — sorry, “aeroplane” — that used a magnetically driven rack and pinion to swivel a set of prism-shaped pieces to ...