Patent ID: 7520366

Claim:
A method for producing an electric power steering apparatus assisting steering by transmitting the drive power of a motor via a small gear provided on the output shaft of said motor and a large gear meshed with said small gear to a steering shaft provided with said large gear, and comprising first and second housings accommodating said steering shaft and said output shaft, said second housing being mounted on said first housing; comprising the steps of: temporarily mounting said second housing on said first housing in the state that the mounting position of said second housing with respect to said first housing is aligned at a predetermined position using a positioning unit that aligns said second housing at said predetermined position; providing steering shaft supporting sections that support said steering shaft and output shaft supporting sections that support said output shaft in nearly parallel with said steering shaft for said first housing and said second housing respectively; removing said second housing from said first housing; supporting said steering shaft and said output shaft using said steering shaft supporting sections and said output shaft supporting sections via bearings; and mounting said second housing on said first housing by aligning said second housing at said predetermined position using said positioning unit.