I-steering knuckle, eyaziwa nangokuthi "uphondo lwezimvu", ingenye yezingxenye ezibalulekile ze-axle yokuqondisa imoto, engenza imoto ishayele kahle futhi idlulise indlela yokushayela ngendlela ebucayi. Umsebenzi we-steering knuckle ukuhambisa nokuthwala umthwalo wangaphambili wemoto, ukusekela nokushayela isondo langaphambili ukuze lijikeleze i-kingpin ukuze lijike imoto. Uma imoto isebenza, ithwala umthwalo ongashintshashintshayo, ngakho-ke kuyadingeka ukuthi ibe namandla aphezulu.
I-knuckle yokuqondisa ixhunywe nomzimba wemoto ngama-bushing amathathu nama-bolts amabili, futhi ixhunywe nohlelo lwamabhuleki ngembobo yokufaka amabhuleki ye-flange. Uma imoto ishayela ngesivinini esikhulu, ukudlidliza okudluliselwa kusuka ebusweni bomgwaqo kuya ku-knuckle yokuqondisa ngethayi kuyisici esiyinhloko esisicabangelayo ekuhlaziyeni kwethu. Ekubaleni, imodeli yemoto ekhona isetshenziselwa ukusebenzisa ukusheshisa amandla adonsela phansi angu-4G emotweni, ukubala amandla okusabela okusekelayo kwamaphuzu amathathu aphakathi kwe-bushing ye-knuckle yokuqondisa kanye namaphuzu aphakathi emigodi emibili yokufaka amabhulogi njengomthwalo osetshenzisiwe, futhi kukhawulelwe ama-degrees angu-123456 enkululeko yawo wonke ama-node ebusweni bokugcina be-flange exhuma uhlelo lokubopha.