What Components Make Up the Steering Linkage?

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Generally, a vehicle's steering linkage consists of components such as the steering drop arm, longitudinal tie rod, steering knuckle arm, left and right trapezoidal arms, and the transverse tie rod. The details are as follows: 1. Longitudinal Tie Rod. The longitudinal tie rod is made of a steel pipe with enlarged ends. The ball joints at both ends are composed of a ball stud, ball socket, spring seat, spring, and plug, connecting to the steering drop arm and steering knuckle arm respectively. 2. Transverse Tie Rod. The transverse tie rod is the component connecting the left and right trapezoidal arms, consisting of the tie rod body and threaded plugs screwed onto both ends. The plugs contain ball studs, ball sockets, springs, etc., and are connected to the tie rod body with reverse threads. The threads on both ends of the tie rod body correspond to the plugs, with one end being right-hand threaded and the other left-hand threaded.