615. Steering system5.1 General descriptionSteering system contains mainly a steering hand wheel, a steering column, acardan joint, a powered steering unit, a steering axle and a steering cylinder.The steering shaft is connected with the steering unit and steering hand wheel bythe joint. The steering column may be tilted properly forward or backward. Turn thehand wheel clockwise, the forklift truck will turn to the right, on the contrary, the truck willturn to the left.Main parameter and structure of the steering system sees below:Item Parameter & structureType Rear wheel steering poweredDiameter of steering hand wheel mm 360SteeringunitType BZZ powered steering unitDisplacement min 280Rated pressure MPa 16SteeringcylinderType Double-action typeCylinder dia. / Rod dia. mm Φ115/Φ85Stroke mm 2×216Divider Setting pressure MPa 12.5Rated displacementl/min27SteeringaxleType Transverse cylinder typeSteering angle(outside/inside) 76°/54°Rear tread mm 1700Interval of knuckle spindle mm 1500Diameter of cardan joint mm Φ42WheelTire 9.00-20-14PRRim 7.00-20Pressure KPa 7605.2 Hand wheelHand wheel is operated in normal way, that is to say,when turning the hand wheel right, the truck will turn right.When turning the hand wheel left, the truck will turn left. Therear wheels of the forklift truck are steering wheels, whichmake the tail section of the truck swing out when turning. Theturning method can be mastered easily through practice.