including the famous rack and pinion gear. Rack and pinion steering systems — as they're sometimes called — are an extremely ...

Most car-based vehicles use rack-and-pinion steering in which the steering wheel turns a pinion gear that moves on a rack to turn the front wheels. Others use recirculating ball systems in which ...

The pinion is a small gear at the end of the vehicle’s steering column that engages the rack. Though steering racks are hearty, they sometimes require replacement. Signs of a failing rack ...

On these hatchbacks, the adhesive that secures the steering pinion gear and the steering gear assembly can potentially separate, and if this happens drivers lose control. Dealers will inspect the ...

the upper pinion bearing may fail on the steering rack assembly, resulting in the pinion gear disengaging from the steering rack. Polaris will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering ...