front suspension arm - a guide member chassis of every modern car.It provides a connection and transmission of all forces to the vehicle body.
This item is a device connected to one end of the wheel, and the second - with the body.Thanks to this vertical movement of the lever performed wheels, as well as the transfer of their efforts on the frame.
Currently there are several types of such devices:
- longitudinal front suspension arm.
- Cross.
- Diagonal.
- rod.
- Triangle.
Where it is installed?
Typically, this mechanism is mounted on vehicles with independent suspension.The fact that this suspension system is not a communication between the wheels, as in the dependent (wheels are connected by a tin beam therefore move independently of each other).In this case, the suspension assumes various levers connecting portion hanging from the vehicle wheels.Thus, all elements are interconnected.
By the way, in today's world, more and more manufacturers refuse to use the dependent suspension, since it has such a high degree of reliability, as the second.Therefore, this technology was only in the domestic automobile industry.
and return to the arms.Today, many designers have to deal with multi-link diagrams provide an ideal kinematics tires, stability and good handling car.One wheel can be equipped with two or even four levers.However, the more elements on a single disk, the more complex and expensive design come out.Therefore, automakers tend to one wheel had not more than a couple of these mechanisms.
When the car needs replacement arm front suspension?
This element can fail at any moment, so that the road did not arise troubles regularly diagnose the specified item on serviceability.Fortunately, you can wear to determine its own.Moreover, all the work will not take you five minutes.In order to find out defective front suspension arm or not, you should install the lever with a ball joint so that the details of the mandrel to center came into contact with the end of the finger joint.After that, you must enter the installation fingers in the extreme and the middle hole.If this is done without effort, the front suspension arm is in good condition.If your fingers are in the hole only with effort, then the item is deformed and must be replaced.You can go the other way - to repair the old one.In this case acquired Kit with all necessary parts and the repair process is performed.
How much is car wishbone front suspension?
price of the device depends on the brand of car.Thus, the arm front suspension VAZ "Ninth" and "tenth" family cost about six hundred rubles.On Import "Renault" the same item will cost at least 3000 rubles.