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Gear Identification 2

1. A steering gear has a case number that starts with 503 or 504, this number is:

            Pick one Just a casting number The actual part number A casting number identifying the gear model None of the above

2. A manual steering gear does not have a tag or a case number on it.  To identify such a gear it is imperative to identify:

            Pick one The sector shaft The input shaft The year, make, and model of vehicle All of the above

3. A steering gear with a 7 digit number beginning with a 2, 5, or 7 stamped into the housing identifies the gear as a:

            Pick one Ross power gear Sheppard power gear Saginaw power gear Bendix gear None of the above

4. Steering gears with a 7 digit number beginning with 2, 5, or 7 cast into the housing using 4 power lines and an assist cylinder is a:

            Pick one Twin cylinder metric gear Semi-integral gear Integral gear HPS gear None of the above

5. In some cases, to properly identify a Saginaw gear it will be necessary to provide a letter/number code combination ie; LL5, D9 which is found stamped:

          Pick one On the end of the sector shaft On the end of the input shaft On the case All of the above None of the above

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