steering wheel MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION X 2008 User Guide

STEERING WHEEL
POWER STEERING37-3
CONSTRUCTION DIAGRAM
STEERING WHEELM2370001000761
The steering wheel is designed to improve operabil-
ity, safety and maintainability and has the following
features:
•Newly designed Three-spoke type has been
adopted. For DE and ES, the steering wheel
made of urethane has been adopted. For GTS,
the steering wheel made of genuine leather has
been adopted.
•Audio remote control, voice control, and cruise
control switches are available on some models.
•Sporty and thick type grip shape has been
adopted.
•Rigid core metal reduces steering wheel vibra-
tion.
•It incorporates an SRS airbag to protect the driver
in the event of a frontal collision.
•The airbag module is equipped with an inflator
that does not contain sodium azide.
•Optimisation of the airbag specifications reduces
the risk of injury to the passengers in a collision.
AC607284AB
Steering wheel Steering column
shaft assembly Pressure hose
assembly Oil reservoir
Suction hose
Oil pump assembly
Steering gear Return hose
Front axle crossmember
Heat protector
Pressure switch
AC607285
A
AAir bag module
Section A - A
Inflator
Steering wheel
audio remote control switch
Cruise control switch Steering wheel
voice control switch
Air bag module
AB

OIL PUMP
POWER STEERING37-6
Secondary collision
When the driver's body falls against the steering wheel via the
deployed air bag, the column bracket moves forward by
deforming the rivet pin of the one-way capsule, and simulta
-
neously the steering column assembly frees from the pin of col-
umn bracket to move forward and downwards.
OIL PUMPM2370004000373
The oil pump is a vane type with a fluid flow control
system which functions so the steering wheel turning
effort will be reduced at low engine speeds and
increase at higher speeds. The oil pump is essentially the same as the conven-
tional one in construction.
AC611053AB
AA
BB
One way
capsule
Section B - BSection A - A Column
bracketRivet pin
Column pipe Before collision
After collision
AC607645AB
A
AColumn
bracket
Column pipe
Pin Section A - A