way of a mechanical steering column in a variant an electric motor which is connected to the steering wheel by way of a control system acts on the drive pinion 2 the connecting rod has a screw thread which takes the form of a recirculating ball mechanism the connecting rod 3 is supported in the housing 1 by a ball thread 4 a steering nut 5 and a bearing 6 the connecting rod 3 is operatively connected by track rods 7 and 8 to steered wheels of a motor vehicle power assistance generated by an electric motor 9 illustrated in fig3 as a function of a steering moment applied by way of the steering wheel is transmitted by way of a worm gear 12 to the steering nut 5 at the same time a drive element 10 of the electric motor 9 has a worm 11 which meshes with the worm gear 12 so that worm 11 and worm gear 12 form a complete gear this worm gear 12 positively interlocks with the steering nut the power assistance applied by the electric motor 9 is transmitted to the connecting rod 3 and the rotational movement of the drive element 10 of the electric motor 9 translated into a linear movement of the connecting rod 3 fig2 illustrates a further exemplary embodiment of a motor vehicle steering device according to the present invention in the form of an actuator for a steered wheel the connecting.