[urq] NAC : A new type of front suspension ?

[j.koenig]

Having been intimately involved with those Self-Study Programs for some years, I'd be 
willing to bet that it is/was a not-so-accurate, German-to-English translation, probably 
done by machine and/or non-technical, non-native English speakers.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis-Alain Richard" <larichard at plguide.com>
To: "'j.koenig'" <koenigj at comcast.net>; <Urq at audifans.com>
Cc: <Quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 3:39 PM
Subject: RE: [urq] NAC : A new type of front suspension ?


That's what I think too. They finally wrote McPherson strut only.

In the meantime, I found the Self Study Program pdf file that explained the
technology on the Tiguan and the term in there was "wheel guiding spring
struts"...

The text in the document :

"Front Axle
The front axle is basically the McPherson axle with
lower A-arms and wheel-guiding spring struts. The
sub-frame and the A-arms are made of aluminum."


The only new part I can find is a "stop absorber ":

"The newly developed shock strut on the front axle is
equipped with a plastic boot acting as stop absorber
when the vehicle rebounds.
This stop absorber helped to improve chassis
comfort characteristics during off-road driving.

Shock is absorbed by the compression of the boot.
The stop absorber is also equipped with oil boreholes
allowing the absorber oil to escape. This results in a
hydraulic shock absorbing effect."

Since this stop absorber has nothing to do with the wheel locating function,
I doubt it is what they meant in the original text.

For those who wants to see that stop absorber, I can forward it privately.

Louis-Alain



> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] De la part
> de j.koenig
> Envoyé : 19 août 2010 22:57
> À : louis-alain.richard at sympatico.ca; Urq at audifans.com
> Objet : Re: [urq] NAC : A new type of front suspension ?
>
> Agreed, it seems redundant, although, a McPherson also relies on a control
> arm or somesuch
> to perform the "wheel locating" function.
> Is this a new type that doesn't require that lower link?
> Haven't seen it...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <louis-alain.richard at sympatico.ca>
> To: <Quattro at audifans.com>; <Urq at audifans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 6:34 PM
> Subject: [urq] NAC : A new type of front suspension ?
>
>
>
> Hi guys,
>
> It's not an Audi, but it's a cousin. Someone from the VW ad agency is
> asking
> me a translation toward French for "Wheel locating McPherson strut".
>
> Since all McPherson struts are in fact locating devices for the wheel, I
> wonder if it's not a direct translation from German ?
>
> The other choice is that this VW, the 2011 Tiguan, introduces a new type
> of
> McPherson, and that I am not aware of it.
>
> Any ideas, you german-speaking people and the other who knows the VAG
> products better than me ?
>
> Louis-Alain
>
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