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A cable operated "rack and pinion". The steering-wheel shaft rotates a bobbin (in centre at top of picture). its rotary motion is translated via a cable into a lateral displacement of the "rack". The tie-rods are centrally attached to the rack. |
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The steering "box" (pictured at right) originally fitted was cunningly adapted from a hand cranked grinding wheel. It was fine for smooth surface Electrathon racing but not robust enough for uneven surfaces. The cantilevered steering arm transmitted large twisting loads to the chassis tubes and the pinion's rather small teeth stripped quickly once the steering was occasionally subjected to shock loads. |
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Various other steering methods were tried before the current system was implemented.
I tried bobbin & cable and a single unjointed tie-rod,
but as the length of cable varies with wheel movements,
some very inelegant spring tensioners were needed.
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