Modular cradle for a vehicle drive train comprising a transverse base receiving a lightweight split steering housing

Abstract

The present invention concerns a method for assembling a modular cradle () for a vehicle steering axle, said method comprising a prefabrication step (a), which involves separately producing a base (), a first module () that comprises a first section (A) of a steering housing () for guiding a rack, and a first bearing () for receiving a stabilizer bar (), a second module (), separate from the base () and from the first module (), which comprises a second section (B) of the steering housing () for guiding the rack and a second bearing () for receiving the stabilizer bar (), followed by an assembly step (b), which involves mounting and securing the first module () on a left-hand receiving area () of the base (), and the second module () on a right-hand receiving area () of said base ().