Introduced by Cadillac in 1940, recirculating ball steering uses a worm gear inside a threaded block. Imagine holding a screw with a nut on it—turn the screw one way or the other and the nut ...

Power Steering 103 In this month’s class we will look into what makes the Saginaw power steering gear box work, and the particular areas you might need to set up a little differently to optimize ...

Schaeffler, a German manufacturer of machine and car parts, has commenced production of ball screw drives (KGTs) for a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer.

The trials of J.J. Kunsladter's patent propelling and steering screw, with which the United States steamer Nina was fitted up for experiments, were completed at Newport on July 9.

The Saginaw steering gear was a ball screw used on several automobiles in the 1950s and â 60s. It features a dual-tube return recirculating several ball bearings in separate circuits.

The 2015 M3 and M4’s steering systems follow the familiar EPS formula of placing an electrically driven ball-screw drive on the steering rack separate from the tooth-and-pinion connection to the ...

The Saginaw design used a ball screw to transform rotation of the steering wheel into perpendicular linear motion of a rack. It featured a tube return.

Electric Motor Ball-Screw Mechanism Steering Rack Drive Belt Makers are moving aggressively to EPS because eliminating an engine-driven hydraulic pump increases gas mileage by about 1 mpg.

Global production network: In February, Schaeffler started production of ball screw drives for steering systems at its plant in Xiangtan, China. Credit: Schaeffler.

Using CAAS' proprietary ball screw in assembly further assures product quality with optimized costs.