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Caster action on the front wheels of a vehicle will

(a) make it easier for the driver to take corners

(b) help reduce the load on the king-pins

(c) automatically achieve the straight wheel position

(d) none of the mentioned

This question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

My question is from Steering Gear Mechanism in division Mechanisms with Lower Pairs of Machine Kinematics

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The correct choice is (c) automatically achieve the straight wheel position

To explain I would say: Negative caster produces directional stability to the vehicle keeping the wheel position straight.

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