Fig. 8.1. Power steering: 1 – steering rod end (right); 2 – left steering rod; 3, 11 – protective covers; 4 – heat shield; 5 – steering shaft; 6 – steering column; 7 – steering column position lock lever; 8 – steering shaft; 9 – sealing cover; 10 – steering gear housing; 12 – steering rod end (left); 13 – right steering rod
Ford Focus II vehicles are equipped with a steering system (Fig. 8.1) with a rack-and-pinion steering mechanism equipped with a hydraulic booster and a trauma-safe steering column adjustable for tilt and reach. The steering drive consists of two steering rods connected by ball joints to the levers of the front suspension steering knuckles.
The pressure of the working fluid in the power steering is created by a vane-type pump, which is installed on the engine and is driven by a common poly-V belt with the generator. If the power steering fails, the ability to control the car is retained, but the force on the steering wheel increases.
The steering gear housing is installed in the engine compartment and secured with bolts to the front suspension crossmember.
The steering column is trauma-safe, with a steering wheel adjustment mechanism, equipped with energy-absorbing devices that increase passive safety, and an anti-theft device in the ignition switch that blocks the steering wheel shaft from turning. The steering column also houses controls for the headlights, turn signals, windshield washer and wiper and rear door glass (on hatchback and station wagon vehicles), combined into a block of steering column switches.
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