Part of a rack-and-pinion steering system, the rack is a bar parallel to the front axle that moves left or right when the steering wheel is turned, aiming the front wheels in the correct direction.

What are the downsides to recirculating ball, old-school steering (with a steering box)? How is rack and pinion better? Seems more complex. Sajeev answers: While it is more complex, rack and ...

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 ...

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 ...

By completely removing the mechanical connection between the steering wheel and the front tires, Tesla fundamentally reimagined the rack-and-pinion steering the auto industry has spent nearly 100 ...

That investigation into the electronic power steering rack and pinion assembly, electrical hardware and related electronic controls used in Model 3 and Y vehicles remains open, according to NHTSA.