In article <CuAA45….@acsu.buffalo.edu>, v125n…@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu (DANIEL MANES) writes:
> Which is the better steering system?
It is generally held that R&P is better, but BMW recently came out with a
new RB steering box.
> Also, can you explain how recirculating ball works?
The bottom of the steering column contains a worm drive full of ball
bearings. The channel at the bottom end goes into one side of the steering
and at the top into the other. As you turn the wheel, the worm drive
forces the balls through and moves the steering arm. The balls are forced
back from the other side due to the fact that the total length of the
system is constant.
Dave
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In article <CuBov5….@dcs.ed.ac.uk>, d…@dcs.ed.ac.uk (David Crooke)
wrote:
—liberal editing to Dave’s post—
> It is generally held that R&P is better, but BMW recently came out with a
> new RB steering box.
> Dave
I believe that RB steering is generally stronger; almost all trucks have
RB steering.
The larger BMW’s have RB steering: 5, 6, and 7-series cars.
Mercedes is dedicated to RB steering: the the only MB cars in the last 50
years or so to use R@P are the previous-generation SL’s and the 190 class.
The SL’s didn’t have enough room and the 190′s were "cost reduced." With
the new SL’s in 1990 (or so) and the new C class, all Daimler-Benz vehicles
use RB steering. This includes trucks and busses.
I think most people assume R&P is better because people selling cars other
than BMW and Mercedes tend to try to make buyers believe R&P is a "feature"
of their cars.
There is one American muscle-car using RB, but I can’t remember which.