At a time of change, suspension repairs remain stable work for many workshops
SUSPENSION: THE LATEST TRENDS Keeping up to date with current news and advice is not always easy for busy technicians, leading Rob Marshall to approach quality suppliers for their latest guidance
full width of the road, the suspension is compressed equally on both sides, causing the anti-roll bar to pivot. Yet, should a single wheel alone negotiate the speed hump, the antiroll bar becomes twisted. The forces needed to do this are considerable and it is all transmitted through the link stabilisers,
Despite the relatively mild winter giving our road surfaces an easier time, demand for suspension parts appears not to have abated.
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MOOG (a DRiV brand) reports that anti-roll bar link stabilisers ('drop links') have very high replacement rates; out of all suspension parts, they are the ones that are replaced most frequently, during a typical vehicle's lifetime. Delphi agrees, stating that link stabilisers are the fastest moving category in its suspension portfolio. Interestingly, the company explains that speed humps, which do not cover the entire road width, are a major influencer in link stabiliser wear rates. For instance, should a car traverse a speed hump that covers the
Not heeding tightening torques is one of the main fitting errors made by workshops. Pictured is a MOOG ball joint 23
