| 摘要 |
An independent suspension system (1) has a pair of control arms (4, 5)having inner ends (28, 30) which are attached to a vehicle body and outer ends (29, 31) which support a wheel hub (2) therebetween. A ball joint (6, 7) interconnects each control arm (4, 5) with the wheel hub (2). Each ball joint (6, 7) has a ball pin (20) rotatably mounted in an associated housing (10). A first threaded shank (15) on the ball pin (20) is bolted to one of the control arm (4, 5) and the wheel hub (2). A second threaded shank (11) on the housing (10) is bolted to the other of the control arm (4, 5) and the wheel hub (2). Thus each ball joint (6, 7) is a separate unit which is demountable from the control arm (4, 5) and wheel hub (2) and can be installed without dismantling the ball joint (6, 7). Conveniently also a threaded shank of the ball joint (6, 7) may screw into a complementary threaded socket in a control arm (4) to allow adjustment of the effective length of the control arm (4). |
