Patent ID: 7765888

Claim:
A steering apparatus comprising a rack shaft being axially movable; a pinion shaft provided with a pinion meshed with the rack shaft; a bearing for supporting the pinion shaft so as to be rotatable, the bearing including an outer ring; a housing accommodating the pinion shaft and the bearing; and a rigid member for holding the bearing in a state where it is positioned with respect to the housing, the rigid member being disposed on the housing and including a plastically deformable member plastically deformed by being pressed against an end surface of the outer ring of the bearing and creating an interference fit with the outer ring of the bearing, the housing comprising a cylindrical first housing having an end and a cylindrical second housing having an end, the end of the first housing and the end of the second housing being fitted to each other, the first housing and the second housing respectively comprising first and second receiving sections directly or indirectly receiving the outer ring of the bearing in an axial direction of the outer ring, the plastically deformable member including a plastically deformable projection formed integrally with the first receiving section in the first housing and being plastically deformed by a predetermined amount when the second housing is inserted into the first housing by a predetermined depth, and the outer ring of the bearing being held between the rigid member and the second receiving section, so that an axial movement of the bearing relative to the first and second housings is regulated.