A method of attaching a damper to a yoke

摘要

A method comprising the steps of reducing the diameter of a portion (20) of a tube (22) of a suspension damper extending axially from one end (24) of the tube to form a shoulder (26) in the tube at a predetermined distance (X) from the end of the tube; passing the portion of the tube through an aperture (28) in one end of a yoke (30) until the yoke engages the shoulder and with the end (24) of the tube extending out of the aperture on the opposite side to the shoulder; and deforming the end (24) of the tube to increase the diameter of a part (32) of the portion of the tube adjacent the end and to press the part into engagement with the yoke to secure the tube to the yoke.