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Steering Gear - Manual: Description

Steering gear is a variable ratio, recirculating ball type. Ball bearings circulate within grooves in worm and nut. As worm shaft turns, ball nut moves up or down, turning the sector shaft and pitman arm.

Linkage consists of an idler arm, center relay rod, adjustable tie rods and steering knuckles. Pickups also use a steering damper attached to center relay rod. Components are connected by ball joints. Linkage assembly is connected to steering gear by a pitman arm.

Fig 1: Exploded View of Steering Linkage. 2WD steering linkage is shown; 4WD is similar.
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