On Thu, 2011-05-26 at 01:52 -0400, David Beierl wrote:

> At 01:16 AM 5/26/2011, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

> >"Folding." As in, the top of the wheel tilting inward, toppling over
> >against my leg? Um . . . looks like the Coil Spring keeps that from
> >happening.
>
> Actually the upper and lower control arms do that, attaching to the
> steering knuckle by the upper and lower ball joints and holding it
> vertical throughout the suspension travel.

Where might these control arms be illustrated in Bentley? I did not find
them on 40.2 or 40.7, nor could I find them in Section 48 (Steering) so
there must belong to some other category of functionality in the
vehicle.

>
> >  Or "folding" as in rotationg about the axis of the coil
> >spring? Well, then that Strut Bar appears to prevent that from
> >happening. Depending on what its fore end attaches to. That's unclear
> >from the drawings.
>
> It goes through a hole in a hefty frame member, with a rubber
> doughnut compressed on each side of the hole.

"Hefty Frame Member" could also be the name of a band.

>
> The forward end of this thing is just even with the front of the
> tire.  If I reach in and wrap my hand around it, the face of the tire
> is in the crook of my elbow.  So assuming there's room to get your
> arm in there she'll be right.

Thanks for the tour of how these parts work. It would be fun to tinker
with a good plastic model or 3D animation of the suspension to get an
idea of the major bits and pieces to get an idea what they all do for a
living.

--
RJS
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