High Performance Automotive Steering

Course code IAST 2145

Credit 7.0

Length 175.0 hours

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Students learn about the design and function of light duty automotive steering gears and will perform troubleshooting and overhauling procedures. Topics include steering boxes, steering racks, hydraulic pressure assisted steering gears and racks. Additional topics include steering columns, supplemental restraint systems, steering geometry and performance modifications.

Prerequisites

Course type

This course is offered as part of a VCC program and cannot be taken individually.
International students: Eligibility is determined at the program level. Visit the program page for international student requirements and application information.

  • Steering gears
  • Steering column
  • Steering linkage
  • Power steering systems
  • Passenger restrain systems
  • Wheel alignment
  • Four wheel steering systems
  • High performance steering systems

Course schedules

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
71885 October 5, 2026
to November 20, 2026
Lecture VCC Broadway Building B See full schedule

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How to take this course

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Contact us

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† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples who have been stewards of these lands since time immemorial.