摘要 |
A spring leg for an independently-suspended front wheel of a vehicle which has a piston-type shock absorber surrounded by a coil spring and wherein one end of the coil spring rests by way of a spring cup against the shock absorber's piston rod which rests by way of a ball bearing assembly against the vehicle's body. A circumferential groove in the upper end of the piston rod of the shock absorber forms an inner race for balls of a ball-bearing assembly. A first collar-shaped metal ring encircling the piston rod has a portion so shaped and positioned to provide a portion of an outer race for the balls, the first metal ring having a flange radially extending from the shaped portion for securement to the body of the vehicle. A second collar-shaped metal ring encircles the piston rod and axially displaced from the first metal ring, the second metal ring having a portion so shaped and positioned to complete the outer race for the balls and having a flange radially extending from the shaped portion for resting against the flange of the first metal ring. |