Steering Column: Description and Operation

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The steering column assembly transfers the driver steering control via the steering wheel, steering column shaft, intermediate shaft, steering gear, and track rods to the steering arm of the steering swivel member.
The system is equipped with hydraulic power assistance to provide the driver with the most comfortable power level possible.
The steering column assembly is bolted to the bulkhead and the steering column shaft is mounted in the two needle bearings suspended in rubber mountings in the steering column.
The steering column incorporates a number of safety features, including a collapsible steel cage, a telescopic steering column shaft and a deformation zone designed to crumple progressively in the event of an head-on collision. In addition, the universal joints are configured in such a way that the shaft will be directed away from the driver in a collision.