Patent ID: 6286382
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: B23B,B62D,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A rack and pinion steering gear comprising:a rack;a housing receiving said rack, said housing having a chamber for receiving a rack supporting yoke, said chamber having a chamber portion with internal threads;a rack supporting yoke in said chamber and supporting said rack for movement in said housing;an externally threaded yoke plug screwed into the internal threads of said chamber portion; andan externally threaded lock nut screwed into the internal threads of said chamber portion and into abutting engagement with said yoke plug to lock said yoke plug in said housing;wherein said yoke plug and said lock nut are made from an unmachined cylindrical blank, said blank being machined to shape a first portion of said blank like said yoke plug, said blank being machined to shape a second portion of said blank like said lock nut, said first and second portions being subsequently separated from said blank and from each other.