CITROEN CX Series - Page 266

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b)
Control
unit
The contro
unit,
located
below
the
steering
wheel,
consists of a
distributor
s1ideva1ve
(
C
)
which,
when
hydraulic pressure
on
either
side
of it is the same. ensures
in chumber
1
the necessary
pressure
for
the
steeriflq
piston
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
z
E
0
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Fj
Movemen
of
rockers
E
when
turning
/
to
the rghL
DHJ4J
C>B
Return
to
reservoir
JL
E
seerinin4
Pistori
Chamber
1
Wh co
S t rili
Within permitted
clearance
3 shaft
P rotates
pinion
F
Pinion B and pinion
D
are then
in mesh
(aud mc chuica1/v
liokod lo
tho s/&orio
Pioiou .
Rockers
E tilt, ard cause
s1idevalve C to
movealong
its
bore
Upward movement
: Chamber 1
of hydraulic
ram supplied
in HP
Downward movement
Chamber
1 of
hydraulic
ram
linked to
the
return
to
the
reservoir
Roluro lo
»osi/ioi 0
/
orjiiil,briim
Movement of
rack causes
movement
of its contral pinion,
piniori
B and
pinion
D
Pinion F being then
locked
in
posi-
tion, pinion
D
acts on
rockers
E.
which in
tum
bring
back
slide-valve
C to its position of equilibrium
NOTES
1)
Manual operation
is
ensured by shaft A
being
mechnicaIly connected
to pinion
B
after
cancellation
of
clearance
«
J
5,
2)
The steering
rack
is hydraulically
locked for
any
steering
position, which ensures great
directional stability
of
the
vehicle.
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