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ESP7 - Suspension Parts PDF
ESP7 - Suspension Parts PDF
Lesson ESP 7
SUSPENSION SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Shock Absorber
Coil Spring
Leaf Spring
Strut
Đà Nẵng – 2023
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Shock Absorber
Coil Spring
Leaf Spring
Strut
2. SUSPENSION LINKS
A suspension link is any of the metal rods or arms that are part of the
suspension linkage between the frame and the wheels.
When discussing suspension components, technicians tend to use
terminology loosely frequently interchanging the word 'link', 'arm', and 'rod',
among others. Many suspension links have no specific name, but generally
descriptive terms, such as "lateral link", "transverse link", "control link", etc.
Some links are common enough to have widely accepted names, and among
these are : control arms, strut rods, Panhard rods, and antiroll bars.
3. CUSHIONING DEVICES
The cushioning devices are components that absorb the force of road
shock and keep the frame from bouncing. There are two kinds of the cushioning
devices : springs and shock absorbers.
A suspension spring serves two purposes. First, it acts as a buffer between
the suspension and frame to absorb vertical wheel and suspension movement
without passing it on to the frame. Second, each spring transfers part of the
weight of the car to the suspension part it rest on, which transfers it to the
wheels.
There are four types of springs currently in use in automobile
suspensions : leaf springs, coil springs, torsion bars, and air springs.
Shock absorber is a cushioning device that provides friction to damp the
oscillation of the suspension spring. Also called a damper.
Because friction interferes with spring movement, the ideal spring creates
little or no friction. However, the less friction within a spring, the longer it
continues to oscillate after a bump - again, because nothing interferes with its
movement. The shock absorber provides friction to control and quickly stop
spring oscillation.
Besides the spring and shock absorber, a small but important
cushioning device is the bump stop, which prevents metal-to-metal contact
between suspension parts if the spring bottoms out. When the bump stop is on
suspension arm or frame member, it is usually a rubber cone, which provides
increasing resistance as the stop is compressed. Some bump stops are inside
the shock absorbers or on the struts. Without bump stops, the suspension
compresses too much, which can eventually break the spring, especially a leaf
spring.
ASSIGNMENTS
A. ESSAY TYPE ASSIGNMENTS
The following assignments must be done in writing.
A7.1. What is a Vietnamese specialist term which is considered to be an
optimal equivalent to "wheel knuckle" and what does it means ?
A7.2. Why must an automotive suspension system always has the cushioning
devices ?
A7.3. What are the main reasons why almost all suspension systems must
have ball joints or/ and bushings ?
A7.4. What does the ball joint differ from bushing in respect of their action in
suspension systems ?
A7.5. Select Vietnamese technical terms that are considered to be closest in
meaning to the below-given English ones, respectively :
No. English Vietnamese
1) Air Spring
2) Antiroll Bar
3) Axle
4) Ball Joints
5) Body Dive
6) Body Roll
7) Body Squat
8) Bump Stop
9) Bushings
10) Coil Spring
11) Control Arm
12) Cushioning Device
13) Damper
14) Knuckle
15) Leaf Spring
16) Panhard Rod
17) Shock Absorber
18) Strut Rod
19) Suspension
20) Suspension Links
(4)
(5)
(3)
(1) (2)
(6)
(8)
(7)