|
Righto, I just replaced my suspension, so here it goes.
Struts are an assembly of several parts that form the main part of your suspension. Most significantly, they are the springs and dampers. Springs are what absorb bumps and push the tires back onto the road, and dampers absorb energy from the springs. To rebuild the struts, you remove them from the car, compress the spring, remove the top mount, remove what's left of the strut boot and bump stop, remove the gland nut, remove the insert and reassemble in reverse order.
Sway bars are torsion bars that run under the car and connect the two wheels on each side of the car, basically to prevent body roll. The sway bar links are ball joints that connect to the strut housing, and are also known as droplinks.
|