An alignment assembly (210) for a power steering system (200) in a work machine (100), such as an agricultural tractor, includes a rotatable connection of confronting smoothly curved surfaces (304, 310) between a steering column (202) and a hydraulic steering unit (204). The rotatable connection provides automatic alignment of the steering column (202) with the hydraulic steering unit (204). Axial length adjustment of a steering shaft (208) in a collar (260) of the steering column (202) further facilitates alignment.
ALIGNMENT ASSEMBLY TO CORRECT MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN A STEERING COLUMN AND A HYDRAULIC STEERING UNIT
AUSRICHTUNGSANORDNUNG ZUR KORREKTUR DER FEHLAUSRICHTUNG ZWISCHEN EINER LENKSÄULE UND EINER HYDRAULISCHEN LENKEINHEIT
ENSEMBLE D'ALIGNEMENT POUR CORRIGER UN DÉFAUT D'ALIGNEMENT ENTRE UNE COLONNE DE DIRECTION ET UNE UNITÉ DE DIRECTION HYDRAULIQUE
2021-04-21
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Electronic Resource
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ALIGNMENT ASSEMBLY TO CORRECT MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN A STEERING COLUMN AND A HYDRAULIC STEERING UNIT
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