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ItemPart NumberDescription
1-Fl ui d cool er2-Sucti on hose - res ervoir t o pump
3-Res ervoir
4-Fl ui d ret urn pipe - s t eering gear to cooler5-Ti e-rod
6-Hi gh pres s ure feed pipe - pump to s t eering gear
7-Power s teeri ng pump8-Val ve uni t
9-Bul khead s eal and gas ket
10-Bol t11-St eering gear
OVERVIEW
The power st eering sys tem compri ses a hydraul ic s t eering gear, a power s t eering pump, res ervoi r and a fl uid cooler onpetrol engine derivati ves .
The s teeri ng gear is a convent ional end take-off, rack and pi ni on power as s is t ed unit , mount ed on t he rear of t hes ubframe.
Different power s teering pumps are used on the TD4 di esel engine and t he i6 pet rol engine. A vari abl e dis placement vanepump i s used on the di esel engine t o give i mproved engine economy. A fi xed di s pl acement vane pump i s used on thepetrol engine to provi de refinement and res pons i venes s. Bot h pumps have high flow rates whi ch enhance t he s teeri ngperformance.
Petrol engine vehicles are fit ted wit h a fluid cooler t o cool t he power s teeri ng fl uid from t he fi xed di s pl acement pump.
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STEERING GEAR
ItemPart NumberDescription
1-Locknut2-Tie-rod end
3-Locknut
4-Tie-rod5-Steering gear boot
6-Steering gear cas ing at t achment lugs
7-Pres s ure/return pipes8-Valve unit hous ing
9-Input s haft
10-Pres s ure/return connecti on to/from pump11-At tachment bol ts
The s teeri ng gear, manufactured by Vis t eon, i s located at t he rear, top face, of t he front subframe. It is s oli dl y bolt ed t ot he subframe wit h t wo bolt s. The bolt s are pass ed t hrough from the unders ide of t he s ubframe, t o i mprove s ervi ce access ,and are screwed into threaded bos s es on the st eering gear body.
The s teeri ng gear is a convent ional end take-off, rack and pi ni on power as s is t ed unit wi th l ock to lock requiring 2.6 turnsof the st eering wheel . Thi s gives a s t eering rati o (rat io of s t eering wheel angl e t o road wheel angl e) of 16.7:1 whi chprovides very qui ck and res pons ive react ion t o driver inputs . The s teeri ng gear features large di ameter t ie-rods whichopti mize feedback and feel t o t he driver.
The s teeri ng gear compris es a s t eel , welded and machined, one pi ece hous ing whi ch cont ai ns a mechanical s t eering rack, avalve unit and an i ntegrat ed hydraulic power unit . The s teeri ng gear us es a rack with an i nt egrat ed pis ton whi ch is gui dedon plai n bearings wi thi n t he rack hous i ng. The pi ni on, whi ch is at tached t o the val ve uni t, runs in bearings and mes heswit h t he rack t eeth. The rack i s pres s ed agai nst t he pini on by a s pri ng loaded yoke which ensures that t he teet h mes hwit hout any pl ay. The pi ni on is connect ed t o t he val ve unit via a tors ion bar. The rotary moti on of the st eeri ng wheel i sconvert ed i nt o l inear movement of t he rack by t he pinion and is i nit iated by the valve uni t. This movement i s transferredint o movement of the road wheel s by adjus t abl e t ie-rods.
The pis t on of the hydrauli c power uni t is l ocat ed at one end of the gear hous ing. Each s ide of t he pis ton i s connected tofl uid press ure or fl ui d ret urn vi a external met al pipes which are connected t o t he valve unit . Each end of t he gear has at hreaded hol e which provi des for the fi tment of t he ti e-rod. The external ends of t he st eeri ng gear are s eal ed wit h bootswhich prevent t he ingres s of dirt and mois t ure and al low for verti cal movement of the t ie-rods wi th the s us pens ion inaddi ti on t o li near movement when t he s teeri ng wheel i s t urned. The boot s are s ervi ceable it ems and are ret ai ned on t hegear hous ing and t he t ie-rod wi th ti es .
Valve Unit
• NOTE: Typi cal valve unit shown
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ItemPart NumberDescription
1-Rack
2-Pinion s haft3-Outer s leeve
4-Oil s leeve
5-Dirt s eal6-Input s haft
7-Tors ion bar
8-Circl ip9-Oil s eal
10-PTFE ring
11-Steeri ng gear hous ing12-Slots
13-Pin - pi nion s haft t o outer s leeve
14-Oil s eal15-Pinion s haft t eeth
16-Bearing
17-Pinion s haft nutThe valve unit i s an int egral part of the st eeri ng gear. The principl e functi on of the val ve uni t is t o provi de poweras si st ance (i .e. when parking) t o opti mize the effort required to turn the st eering wheel . The pi nion hous ing of t he val ve isan i nt egral part of t he main st eering gear as sembl y.
The pinion hous ing has four machi ned ports whi ch provide connect ions for pres s ure feed of t he power s t eering pump,ret urn flui d t o t he res ervoir and pres s ure feeds to each s ide of t he cylinder pis t on. A non-ret urn valve and s eal is fit ted int he pres sure feed port from t he power st eeri ng pump. The val ve uni t compris es an outer s l eeve, an input s haft, a torsi onbar and a pinion shaft.
The valve unit i s co-axial wit h t he pinion shaft whi ch is connect ed t o the st eeri ng col umn via the i nput s haft . The val veunit component s are locat ed in the st eering gear pini on hous ing which is sealed wit h a cap. The out er s leeve is l ocat ed int he main bore of the pi nion hous ing. Three annul ar grooves are machined on i ts out er di ameter. PTFE rings are locatedbetween t he grooves and s eal agains t the bore of the pi nion hous ing. Hol es are dril led radiall y in each annular groovet hrough the wal l of the s leeve. The bore of t he out er s leeve is machined t o accept the input s haft . Si x equal ly s paced sl otsare machi ned in t he bore of t he s leeve.
The ends of the s lot s are cl osed and do not conti nue to the end of t he outer s leeve. The radial holes i n the out er sl eeveare dril led i nto each s lot . The input s haft has two machi ned fl at s at i ts out er end whi ch all ow for t he att achment of t hes teeri ng column i ntermedi ate shaft yoke. The fl ats ens ure t hat the intermediate s haft is fit t ed in t he correct pos it ion t omaint ain t he opti mum phas e angle. The inner end of the input shaft forms a dog-t ooth whi ch mates wit h a s lot i n t hepinion shaft. The fit of t he dog-toot h in the s l ot al lows a small amount of relat ive rot ati on between t he input s haft andt he pinion s haft before t he dog-t oot h contacts t he wal l of t he s lot . Thi s ensures that , if t he power as s is tance fai ls , t hes teeri ng can be operated manual ly wi thout over s t res s ing t he tors ion bar.
The cent ral port ion of t he input s haft has equal ly s paced longit udi nal s lot s machined in it s circumference. The s l ot s arearranged al ternat ely around the i nput s haft . The torsi on bar is fit ted ins ide t he input s haft and is an int erference fit i n t hepinion shaft. The t ors ion bar is connect ed t o t he input s haft by a drive pin. The t ors ion bar is machi ned to a s mall er
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diamet er in i ts central sect ion. The smal ler diamet er allows the t ors ion bar t o t wist in res pons e t o t orque appli ed from t hes teeri ng wheel in relati on t o t he grip of the t yres on t he road surface. The pi nion s haft has machined t eet h on it s cent raldiamet er whi ch mat e wit h t eeth on the s t eering gear rack. A s lot , machi ned in t he upper end of t he pini on s haft mateswit h t he dog-t oot h on the i nput s haft . The pinion s haft l ocat es in the pi ni on housi ng and rot ates on bal l and roll erbearings .
POWER STEERING PUMP - TD4
ItemPart NumberDescription1-Pres s ure out put port (t o s t eering gear val ve unit )
2-Pull ey
3-Sucti on port (from res ervoi r)The pump i s a vari abl e dis placement, vane t ype pump which s uppl ies t he required hydraulic pres sure t o the st eeri ng gearvalve unit . The pump is locat ed at t he front of t he engine and i s dri ven by the Front Engine Auxil iary Dri ve (FEAD) Poly Veebelt which i s direct ly driven from the cranks haft . The out put from t he pump i ncreas es proporti onall y wi th the l oad appl iedt o the st eeri ng val ve uni t. A s el f-adjus ti ng tens ioner is fit t ed to maint ai n t he correct t ens ion on the bel t.
The pump consi st s of a cart ridge s et which cons is t s of 11 vanes and a rot or. These are mount ed on t he input s haft and ares urrounded by a variable di spl acement cam ring. The vanes rotat e wit hin the cam ri ng and are driven by t he s haft. As thevanes rotat e, the cam ri ng caus es the space between t he vanes to increase. This causes a depres si on between t he vanesand fl uid i s drawn from t he res ervoir vi a t he suct ion hos e int o t he s pace between the vanes. As t he s haft rotat es , t he inl etport i s clos ed to the vanes which have drawn in fluid, t rapping t he fluid bet ween t he vanes . The cam ring caus es t he s pacebetween t he vanes to reduce and cons equenti ally compress es and pres s uri zes t he hydrauli c fl ui d t rapped between t hem.Furt her rotat ion of t he s haft moves the vanes t o the out let port . As t he vanes pas s t he port plat e, the pres s uri zed fl ui dpass es from the pump out let port into the press ure hose to the s t eering gear.
The cam ring can move wi thi n t he val ve body. By moving the cam ri ng it i s poss ibl e to vary t he eccentricit y of t he s haftand t he vanes i n rel ati on to the cam ri ng. As t he eccent rici ty i s decreased, t he volume of hydraulic flui d t rapped bet weent he vanes decreases , mai nt aining a cons t ant flui d output. This reduces t he power and torque required to turn t he pumpand t herefore improves engine economy. The pump has an int ernal regulati ng valve which controls t he eccentricit y of t hecam ring and t herefore vari es the flow rat e accordi ng to demand.
At low engi ne s peeds , the i nternal dis placement of the vari able di spl acement pump i s at it s maximum t o generate thecont rol led fluid out put. As t he pump s peed increas es wit h engine s peed, t he i ncreas ed flow ins ide t he pump generates aback press ure wit hin the pump. This back pres s ure causes an internal regul ati ng val ve to move t he the cam ri ng andreduce t he int ernal di spl acement of the pump to maint ian t he cons t ant flui d fl ow from the pump.
A regul ati ng, pres s ure reli ef val ve wit hin t he pump l imi ts the maxi mum press ure s uppl ied t o t he s teeri ng gear t o 115 bar
(1667 l bf in2) ± 4 bar (58 lbf i n2) and al so li mit s t he maximum fl ow t o 8.8 l/min (1.93 gal/min) ± 0.5 l /min (0.1 gal /min)
at 10 bar (145 bf i n2). The pump has a dis placement of 9.6 cc/rev (0.58i n3/rev).
POWER STEERING PUMP - i6
ItemPart NumberDescription
1-Sucti on port (from res ervoi r)
2-Pull ey
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3-Pres s ure out put port (t o s t eering gear val ve unit )
The pump i s a fixed dis placement, vane type pump which s uppl ies hydrauli c pres sure to t he st eeri ng gear valve unit . Thepump i s located at t he rear of t he engi ne and is driven by t he Rear Engi ne Auxi liary Drive (READ) Poly Vee bel t which i sindirect ly driven from t he cams haft s . The pump s uppl ies a cons tant fl ow rate, t herefore the out put i s i ndependent ofpump/engine s peed. A s el f-adjus ti ng tens ioner is fit t ed to maint ai n t he correct t ension on the bel t.
The pump contains a number of vanes which rot ate wit hin a cam ri ng and are driven by t he i nput s haft . As the vanesrot ate, t he cam ring causes t he s pace bet ween the vanes t o increas e. Thi s caus es a depres s ion bet ween the vanes andfl uid i s drawn from t he res ervoir vi a t he suct ion hos e int o t he s pace between the vanes. As t he s haft rotat es , t he inl etport i s clos ed to the vanes which have drawn in fluid, t rapping t he fluid bet ween t he vanes . The cam ring caus es t he s pacebetween t he vanes to reduce and cons equenti ally compress es and pres s uri zes t he hydrauli c fl ui d t rapped between t hem.Furt her rotat ion of t he s haft moves the vanes t o the out let port . As t he vanes pas s t he port plat e t he pres surized fluidpass es from the pump out let port into the press ure hose to the s t eering gear.
The pres s urized fluid is s ubject t o cont rol by a flow cont rol and pres s ure relief valve. The fl ow control valve maintai ns acons t ant flow of flui d s uppl ied t o t he s teeri ng gear irres pecti ve of engi ne s peed variati ons . The pres s ure reli ef val ve limit st he maximum pres sure on t he output s ide of t he pump. A met eri ng orifice i s included i n t he dis charge port of the pump.
If the pres s ure in t he ori fi ce reaches a predetermined l evel , a s pring loaded bal l in t he cent re of the flow cont rol valve isli ft ed from it s s eat and al lows pres s uri zed flui d t o recircul ate wit hi n t he pump. The pres sure rel ief valve wi ll operate if t hedis charge from the pump is rest ri ct ed, for example, s teeri ng held on full l ock. If the output from the pump is bl ocked, al loutput is recirculat ed t hrough the pump. In t his condi ti on, as no fresh fl ui d i s drawn i nto the pump from t he res ervoir, thefl uid t emperat ure i nsi de t he pump wil l increas e rapi dl y. Cons equent iall y, periods of operati on of the s t eering gear on ful llock s houl d be kept to a mi nimum to prevent overheati ng of the pump and the flui d within it .
The pump has an i nternal pres s ure reli ef valve whi ch als o i ncorporat es a flow cont rol val ve. The press ure rel ief val ve li mit s
t he maximum pres sure s uppl ied t o t he s teering gear to 125 bar (1812 lbf in2) ± 4 bar (58 l bf in2). The flow control val ve
li mit s t he maximum flow t o 8.8 l/mi n (1.93 gal/min) ± 0.5 l/min (0.1 gal/min) at 10 bar (145 bf i n2) The pump has a
dis placement of 11 cc/rev (0.67 i n3/rev).
RESERVOIR
ItemPart NumberDescription1-Cap
2-Body
3-Ret urn connect ion (DW 12 - from s teering gear) (i6 - from fluid cool er)4-Sucti on connecti on (t o power s teeri ng pump)
5-Bracket att achment moul dings
The fl uid res ervoi r is locat ed on a bracket in the RH s ide of t he engi ne compartment, behi nd t he headl amp as sembl y. Theres ervoir compri s es a body, cap and filt er. The purpos e of t he res ervoir i s t o cont ain a surplus of t he hydraul ic fluid in thes ys t em t o al low for expans ion and cont ract ion of t he fl uid due t o t emperature vari ations .
The fl uid l evel ens ures t hat t he s uppl y connecti on on t he bot t om of t he res ervoir i s covered wit h fluid at al l operat ingvehi cl e at ti tudes. Any ai r which is pres ent i n t he s ys t em i s exhaus ted from t he s ys tem i n t he res ervoir.
The body is a plas ti c moulding wit h two port s at the bot tom which provi de for t he connecti on of the s ucti on supply andret urn hos es . Moul ded markings on the s ide of t he reservoi r denot e the upper and lower fluid level s . A non-s erviceable,100 mi cron nylon mes h fil ter is fi tt ed in the body. The fi lt er removes parti cul ate matt er from t he fl uid before i t is drawnint o t he pump s uppl y connecti on. Maximum and minimum fluid level s are moulded int o the body and ass is t checking fl ui dlevels when the hydrauli c fl uid i s cold.
The cap is rotat ed count erclockwi s e t o rel eas e from t he body. The cap is fit t ed wit h an O-ri ng t o prevent fl ui d l eakage andincorporat es a breat her hol e to allow for changes i n fluid level duri ng operati on and prevent vacuum or pres s uri zat ion oft he res ervoir.
FLUID COOLER (i6 ONLY)
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ItemPart NumberDescription
1-Fluid ret urn (from s t eering gear)2-Reservoi r
3-Fluid ret urn (from flui d cool er)
4-Suct ion hos e (to power s t eering pump)5-Fluid cooler
The fl uid cooler is locat ed i n t he ret urn l ine from the st eeri ng gear t o t he res ervoir. The cool er compri s es fl exi bl e hos eswhich connect between t he res ervoi r and the return pipe from the st eeri ng gear. The cooler i s an i nt egral part of t he hos esand cannot be repl aced as a s eparat e component .
The cool er is a fabri cat ed alumi num t ube, t hrough which t he power st eering fl ui d passes and i s located in front of theengi ne cool ing radiator and t he Air Condit ioning (A/C) condens er. The out er di ameter of the cooler t ube has aluminumloops at tached to it which di ss i pat e heat. Cool air entering t he front of t he vehicle pas s es over t he cool er and flowst hrough the l oops . The l oops act as heat exchangers , conducti ng heat from t he fl uid as it pass es t hrough t he tube.
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
Fixed Dis placement Pump Schemat ic - Typical
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ItemPart NumberDescription
1-Res ervoi r2-Fl uid cooler
3-Val ve unit
4-Steeri ng rack and pini on5-Fl ow control/press ure rel ief - ret urn
6-Fl ow control/press ure rel ief val ve
7-Output port8-Power s t eering pump
9-Low pres s ure s uct ion line
W hen t he engine i s s tarted t he power st eeri ng pump draws flui d from the reservoi r int o the low press ure s uct ion l ine. Thefl uid pas s es through t he pump and emerges as pres s urized fluid at the out let port . The high pres s ure hos e pas ses t hepres s urized fluid to the s t eering gear valve unit .
If no st eeri ng effort is appl ied, there is minimal rest ricti on wit hin t he s yst em and the s upply pres s ure from t he pump i slow. Mi nimal pres s ure i s applied, via the valve unit , t o each si de of the pi s ton i n t he hydraul ic cyli nder and t he ful l flowfrom the power s teeri ng pump returns to t he reservoi r vi a t he fl uid cooler.
W hen s t eering effort is appli ed in ei ther direct ion, t he ret urn flow of flui d t o t he res ervoir i s res trict ed by the val ve uni t,caus ing the s upply pres s ure from t he pump t o i ncreas e. The pres surized fluid is di rected by t he valve unit t o t he applicables ide of t he pis ton in t he hydrauli c cyl inder, providi ng the power as si s tance required to reduce the st eering effort. Fl ui ddis placed from t he l ow pres s ure s i de of the cyli nder is ret urned via t he valve unit and flui d cool er to t he reservoi r. The fluidcool er reduces t he fluid temperat ure i mproving fl ui d performance and als o prolongs the l ife of hoses and s eals in t hes ys t em.
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Publi s hed: 11-May-2011
Power Steering - Power Steering
Diagnosi s and Tes ti ng
For addit ional informat ion.REFER to: St eering Sys tem (211-00 Steeri ng Sys t em - General Informati on, Di agnos is and Tes ti ng).