Patent ID: 6892849

Claim:
A steering system for motor vehicles, in particular a rack and pinion steering system for automobiles, having a steering input means on the vehicle side, and a steering spindle part which is coupled to the steering input means, lies in a steering mechanism housing and is mounted on both sides with respect to the steering mechanism housing, one of the mounting being configured as a roller bearing which is clamped in axially with respect to the steering mechanism housing, a permanent magnet arranged at said steering spindle part which ends in a closed space of the steering mechanism housing, a stationary sensor which is sensitive to magnetic fields arranged opposite the permanent magnet and having an assigned sensor carrier which is to be connected on the outside to the steering mechanism housing, a roller bearing mounting which is axially clamped in provided at an end region, which bears the permanent magnet, of the steering spindle part and is fixed in position by means of a spacer sleeve, which, as an extension of the steering spindle part, is acted on axially by a cover, which closes the end of the housing chamber, said spacer sleeve having a radial leadthrough for the sensor carrier located radially to the sensor.