{{Short description|Car part}} {{multiple issues| {{more citations needed|date=June 2022}} {{Expert needed |Automobiles |reason=A LOT of blank space here |date=July 2012}} }} [[File:Steer system.jpg|thumb|Simplified steering linkage: {{olist |Steering wheel |Steering column |Rack and pinion |Steering arm |Steering knuckle}}]] A '''steering linkage''' is the part of an automotive steering system that connects to the front wheels.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What Is Steering Linkage? - UTI |url=https://www.uti.edu/blog/diesel/steering-linkage |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=UTI Corporate |language=en}}</ref>
The steering linkage which connects the steering gearbox to the front wheels consists of a number of rods. These rods are connected with a socket arrangement similar to a ball joint, called a tie rod end, allowing the linkage to move back and forth freely so that the steering effort will not interfere with the vehicles up-and-down motion as the wheel moves over roads. The steering gears are attached to a rear rod which moves when the steering wheel is turned. The rear rod is supported at one end.
==Technology== Most modern cars have a fully mechanical steering linkage system, but a recent innovation is the steer by wire system.
==See also== * Bump steer * Parallelogram steering linkage
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==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHeiPFtEvyk Movement of a steering linkage video clip]
Category:Automotive steering technologies Category:Linkages (mechanical)