Steering design features

Ford Fusion vehicles are fitted with power steering (pic. 8.1) type gear-rack, equipped with a hydraulic booster, and with a safety steering column, adjustable in tilt angle. The steering drive consists of two steering rods connected by ball joints to the steering knuckle levers of the front suspension.



The pressure of the working fluid in the hydraulic booster is created by a vane-type pump, which is installed on the engine and is driven by a V-ribbed belt. If the power steering fails, the ability to drive the car remains, but the effort on the steering wheel increases.

The steering gear housing is installed in the engine compartment and bolted to the front suspension cross member.

The steering column is safety, with a mechanism for adjusting the position of the steering wheel, equipped with energy-absorbing devices that increase passive safety, and an anti-theft device in the ignition lock that blocks the steering wheel shaft from turning. The steering column also houses the controls for the headlights, direction indicators, washer and wiper of the windshield and tailgate glass, combined into a block of steering column switches.