Description & Operation

NOTE: For information on 1999 Oasis, refer to 1998 Honda Odyssey in Honda STEERING - POWER RACK & PINION article.

NOTE: This article also applies to Honda Passport. For Passport, refer to Rodeo, unless otherwise indicated.

The power-assisted recirculating ball steering system consists of power steering gear assembly, hydraulic pump and hydraulic lines. Oil pump and fluid reservoir are remotely mounted.

On all models, power steering gear is an integral type, consisting of conventional ball/screw-type steering gear. The gear unit combines with a rotary and torsion bar-type control valve and power cylinder. The belt-driven oil pump is a constant-delivery, vane-type.