Lash-free cable drive

A cable drive for adjusting a steering column of an automotive vehicle, comprising:

• a motor driven rotary drive member;
• a rotary driven member;
• a torque transmitting cable terminally connected to the drive member and the driven member;
• said cable having a first and second terminal portions, each of which is polygonal in cross-section;
• said rotary drive member having a first socket which is of the same size and cross-section as said first terminal portion of the cable and which closely receives said first terminal portion;
• said rotary driven member having a second socket which is of the same size and cross-section as said second terminal portion and which closely receives said second terminal portion;
• said first and second terminal portions having respectively first and second end parts which are twisted about a central axis of said cable to cause corners of said first and second terminal portions to interfere with comers of said respective first and second sockets in which they are received to thereby provide substantially a lash-free connection between said terminal portions and said sockets;
• and
• means connecting said driven member to the steering column.