"Due to an improperly produced steering gearbox worm wheel, the wheel can swell during use, reducing the grease film thickness between the worm wheel and worm gear," the recall alert states.

reducing the grease film thickness between the worm wheel and worm gear," according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recall report. The spring preload of the worm gear ...

Most car-based vehicles use rack-and-pinion steering in which the steering wheel turns a pinion ... ball bearings are mounted on a “worm”-type steering gear. Though steering gears often ...