difference between rack and pinion and steering gear
A rack and pinion is a type of steering gear in which a pinion on the end of the steering column engages with a horizontal rack (= flat-toothed bar.) COLLOCATIONS: ~ steering. The speed-sensitive rack and pinion steering set-up was light and precise.
Rack & Pinion is just what it says, and what is currently in universal use, a flat toothed rack with a single pinion gear that moves it back and forth. -Power steering means any kind of assist for either kind of steering gear, be it hydraulic recirculating-ball or electric rack & pinion... got it. rack and pinion sounds less complicated to run. and sounds alot lighter.... rack and pinion vs power steering.
rack-and-pinion in Mechanical Engineering (rÃ¦k Énd pÉªnyÉn) A rack-and-pinion is a device for changing rotary motion into linear motion, in which a gearwheel (the pinion) engages with a flat toothed bar (the rack). On a rack-and-pinion steering system, the end of the steering shaft has a pinion gear that meshes with the rack.