There are several advantages to recirculating-ball systems. First, by varying Pitman arm length, you can easily offer more steering travel than a rack-and-pinion system.

Recirculating Ball Steering Box From about 1950 until sometime in the 1980s, the recirculating ball system was the standard in steering technology.

Rack-and-pinion steering has proven to be better over older recirculating ball steering systems because it offers quicker more precise steering and covers more miles before needing repairs to ...

Most four-wheel-drive vehicles use a recirculating-ball steering gear as the backbone to a power steering system. The system in its entirety includes a gearbox, power steering pump, fluid ...

The combination of Sheppard’s expertise in the field of recirculating ball steering systems and Knorr-Bremse’s global system know-how form an optimal basis for the introduction of torque ...

On the other hand, the rack-and-pinion steering offers more precision, better on-center steering, and reduced steering wheel kickback when compared to recirculating-ball systems.

China Automotive Systems Inc granted US patent number 10,647,346 titled "Electrically-powered recirculating-ball steering gear assembly" ...

Through the integration of the iHSA module into the rack and pinion or recirculating ball steering, we can make this technology available for cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks and busses.

Knorr-Bremse expects to become the leading supplier of recirculating ball steering (RCB) gears for commercial vehicles in Japan and a global supplier for commercial vehicle steering systems.