Welcome to the 23nd class in the Dirt Sports University Series and the fourth on power steering. We finished up our third class on power steering with a look at the insides of the Saginaw steering ...

The steering gearbox contains the gears that transmit the driver’s steering inputs to the steering linkage that turns the wheels, and it multiplies the driver’s steering changes so that the front ...

A car’s power steering system is a mechanism that assists drivers in steering their vehicles. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of driving an old vehicle with manual steering, you know how much effort ...

No technological advance is without drawbacks, which is also true for vehicles. Modern engines give us better gas mileage and efficiency, but without the charm or control of a manual transmission.

At its most basic, power steering is a system that reduces the effort required of the driver to turn the steering wheel. Without power assist, the steering of most vehicles would be extremely heavy, ...

But did you ever take a moment to stop and think about power steering? The one thing many of us take for granted. This ‘must be there’ system has a rich history that spans more than a century, yet we ...

While hot rodders begrudge fuel economy regulations like a childhood curfew, the OEMs' conquest for efficiency has left us with some excellent LEGO bricks for our projects. Namely, the abundance of ...

If you've ever driven an older vehicle without power steering or a contemporary car with a power steering malfunction, you probably understand just how important these systems are. They drastically ...

Your steering wheel should feel light and predictable, not noisy or strained. When the power steering pump starts to whine, it signals a problem that can grow from annoying to dangerous if you ignore ...