Re: Suspension teminology clarification

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.pl>]

At 12:22 99-03-12 -0700, Ken Keith wrote:

>> >4) strut top bearing
>> 
>> This was confusing me for a long time. I prefer to call the rubber part the
>> shock piston mounts to a "strut mount" rather that "bearing". First, the
>> "bearing" suggest a moving part, secondly, there's a "spring bearing" - the
>> part the spring rides on, which (for example) in my native language is
called
>> "McPherson bearing" or "strut bearing".
>
>IMO it's called a strut bearing because it's a bearing.  It is a moving
part.  
>It rotates when the wheels turn.
>
>Not trying to flame, but I don't see why it would be confusing.

I think you misunderstood. I also refer to the plastic ring that is between
the upper spring retainer and the strut plate as a "strut bearing", because
you're right - it _is_ a bearing. However, I noticed in the past that some
people also tend to call the rubber mount (the rubber-metal part that holds
the strut piston to the body - the one you move to adjust camber) a
"bearing", which I found confusing. We have the strut bearing (which
consists of two plates and a plastic ring, which moves as the wheel turns)
and the strut mount (which is a non-moving metal-rubber element).

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars break at the same time :-)