RACK STEERING DEVICE

The invention relates to a rack and pinion steering device having a rack ( 1 ) which is arranged in a housing ( 4 ) and is connected at both ends to the steerable wheels via track rods ( 6 ) and steering arms, and having a pinion ( 2 ) which engages continuously in the rack ( 1 ) and is connected to the manual steering wheel via a steering column, and having stop means ( 10; 11; 12 ) which are integrated at both ends between the housing ( 4 ) and axially movable parts of the rack and pinion steering device and limit the axial movement of the rack ( 1 ) in both steering directions, the stop means ( 10; 11; 12 ) comprising elastically compliant material ( 12 ) which is completely enclosed in nonelastic parts ( 10; 11 ) of the stop means ( 10; 11; 12 ) which can move axially with respect to one another.