The steering wheel is mounted on the splines of the steering shaft and secured with a self-locking nut.
The steering shaft is composite and consists of an upper and intermediate shaft connected by a cardan joint. The upper shaft rotates in two bearings pressed into the steering column tube. An ignition switch with an anti-theft device is installed on the upper part of the column tube.
The steering column bracket is attached to the body with two bolts and two nuts. The bolts are special, with breakaway heads. When these bolts are tightened, their heads break off.
Steering: 1 - sealing ring; 2 - Tie rod end protective cover; 3 - spring ring; 4 - ball pin; 5 - steering rod end; 6 - connecting coupling of the traction rod with lock nuts; 7 - steering rod; 8, 10 - steering gear mounting brackets; 9 - steering rod; 11 - right support of the steering gear; 12 - Steering gear protective cover; 13 - steering mechanism; 14 - seal; 15 - protective cap; 16 - elastic coupling flange tightening bolt; 17 - steering column locking mechanism tightening bolt; 18 - spacer sleeve; 19 - cardan joint; 20 - upper steering shaft; 21 - steering wheel; 22 - steering wheel mounting nut; 23 - steering wheel trim; 24 - decorative insert overlay; 25, 33 - steering shaft bearings; 26 - bracket for fastening the steering column to the body; 27 - retaining ring; 28 - steering column locking lever; 29 - adjusting sleeve; 30 - washers; 31 - fixing plate; 32 - bolt with breakaway head; 34 - intermediate steering shaft; 35 - rubber elastic coupling; 36 - left support of steering gear
The bracket is connected to the steering column tube by a hinge and is equipped with a steering column locking mechanism. By moving the locking lever to the lower position, you can change the angle of the steering column. When the lever is raised, the column is fixed in the selected position.
The steering shaft is connected to the steering gear via a rubber elastic coupling.
The steering mechanism consists of a housing, a drive pinion and a rack, which are in a toothed engagement. The mechanism is fixed to the bulkhead of the engine compartment with two brackets on rubber supports. When turning the steering wheel, the rotation is transmitted through the upper and intermediate shafts of the steering column to the drive pinion, which, turning, moves the rack.
The steering rods are bolted to the steering rack. They consist of the rods themselves, tips, and couplings with lock nuts. The inner ends of the steering rods have lugs with rubber-metal bushings pressed into them. Ball pins are installed in the outer tips of the rods, which connect the steering rods to the pivot arms of the front suspension struts. When the rack is moved, the rods rotate the front suspension struts. The length of the steering rods can be adjusted by rotating the couplings, thereby changing the toe-in of the front wheels. The couplings are held from spontaneous rotation on both sides by lock nuts.