BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
FIGS. 1A to 1C are diagrams for explaining an assembly process of the worm according to the prior art (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-233224);
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an important portion of an electric power steering apparatus according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view showing the electric power steering apparatus according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an overall configuration of the electric power steering apparatus according to the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a front view showing a coil spring employed in the electric power steering apparatus according to the present invention;
FIGS. 7A to 7C are diagrams for explaining an assembly process of an important portion of the electric power steering apparatus according to the present invention; and
FIG. 8 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view showing another configuration of the electric power steering apparatus.