What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Power Steering ?

Advantages of Power Steering

Following are the advantages of power steering:

1. It prevents the wheel from transferring the loading to the steering column.
2. Power steering reduces driver fatigue.
3. It lowers the input torque and continuous steering function.
4. In power steering, the oil output is directly proportional to steer speed.

Disadvantages of Power Steering

Following are the disadvantages of power steering:

1. The design of the power steering is complicated.
2. Power steering is costly than the manual steering
3. It has a fluid leakage problem.