Patent ID: 6439337
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A steering mechanism for an automotive vehicle comprising:a pinion shaft having a pinion gear formed thereon; a rack casing receiving said pinion shaft and said pinion gear; a bushing rotatably coupled to said rack casing and said pinion shaft, said bushing being received within said rack casing, said bushing receiving said pinion shaft therein, said bushing having an inner diameter eccentric with said rack casing, said bushing positioning said pinion shaft with respect to said rack casing in a first position and a second position, said first position urging said pinion gear toward a rack a first distance, said second position urging said pinion gear toward said rack a second distance, said bushing having a first end with a flange integrally formed therein for preventing said bushing from passing through said rack casing in a first axial direction, said bushing having a second end with a threaded fastener integrally formed therein; and a nut having an opposing threaded fastener, said opposing threaded fastener being engaged to said threaded fastener of said second end of said bushing so as to prevent said bushing from passing through said rack casing in a second axial direction.