Upper bearing cap for a suspension thrust bearing device

An upper bearing cap for a suspension thrust bearing device, comprising:

• a radial wall having an upper surface configured to face a retainer seat and an opposite lower surface configured to contact a rolling-element bearing and a radially outside portion and a radially inside portion,
• an axial outer annular skirt extending axially downwards from a radial outer edge of the radial outside portion and having an axial outer surface and an opposite axial inner surface, and
• at least one hook section comprising at least one hook configured to interact with a further component of the suspension thrust bearing device,
• wherein the at least one hook section comprises a first portion of the radial outside portion of the radial wall and a first portion of the axial outer annular skirt,
• wherein a second portion of the radial outside portion of the radial wall adjacent to the first portion of the radial outside portion of the radial wall has a first thickness and a second portion of the axial outer annular skirt adjacent to the first portion of the axial outer annular skirt has a second thickness, and
• wherein at least a portion of the at least one hook section has a third thickness greater than the first thickness and greater than the second thickness.