Front Suspension: Description
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
| 1 - STRUT TOWER (OF VEHICLE) |
| 2 - OUTER TIE ROD |
| 3 - TIE ROD JAM NUT |
| 4 - STEERING GEAR |
| 5 - CROSSMEMBER |
| 6 - STABILIZER BAR |
| 7 - STABILIZER BAR CUSHION AND RETAINER |
| 8 - BALL JOINT (OF LOWER CONTROL ARM) |
| 9 - STABILIZER LINK |
| 10 - HUB (PRESSED INTO BEARING) |
| 11 - KNUCKLE |
| 12 - STRUT (DAMPER) |
| 13 - LOWER SPRING ISOLATOR |
| 14 - COIL SPRING |
| 15 - JOUNCE BUMPER |
| 16 - DUST SHIELD |
| 17 - SPRING SEAT AND BEARING |
| 18 - UPPER MOUNT |
| 19 - STRUT ASSEMBLY |
| 20 - LOWER CONTROL ARM |
This vehicle has a gas pressurized MacPherson strut type front suspension design.
Each side of the front suspension consists of these major components:
- Hub (pressed into Bearing)
- Bearing (pressed into Knuckle)
- Knuckle
- Lower Control Arm
- Stabilizer Bar
- Strut Assembly
The front suspension also includes a crossmember to support the lower half of the suspension. Service procedures for the front suspension crossmember can be found in the Frame & Bumpers Group.