Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Robert P Rohde

Stanley E Anderson, Jr

John H Christ

The piston nut of this compact steering gear telescopes over the valve assembly and into an adjuster plug at opposite ends of its stroke to provide for a foreshortened gear housing. The piston nut screw is connected to the valve assembly and the input stub shaft by a special retainer means to prevent their axial separation to maintain the integrity of the mechanical drive of the piston nut. The adjuster plug provides a thrust bearing adjustment, a closure for the gear and a travel stop for the piston nut when telescoping therein. The stepped bore in the housing provides for improved assembly of the parts from one end of the housing through the opening for the adjuster plug.

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Saginaw, MI, United States of America

Robert P Rohde