Hydraulic shock absorber

A hydraulic shock absorber in which an axle-side inner tube is slidably inserted into a vehicle body-side outer tube,

• an axle bracket is threadedly engaged with a lower end of the inner tube,
• the inner tube is provided at its inner periphery with a partition wall member, a working oil chamber is defined below the partition wall member, and an oil reservoir chamber is defined above the partition wall member,
• a piston support member mounted on the side of the outer tube is inserted into the working oil chamber such as to penetrate the partition wall member, the piston support member is provided at its tip end with a piston which slides in the working oil chamber, and
• a suspension spring is interposed between an upper spring receiver on the side of the piston support member and a lower spring receiver on the side of the axle bracket in the working oil chamber of the inner tube, wherein
• the lower spring receiver is inserted into the axle bracket so as to be prevented from being rotated with respect to the axle bracket,
• the hydraulic shock absorber comprising:
• a spring load adjusting apparatus that include an adjusting bolt facing outside provided on the axle bracket at a location deviated from an axle mounting hole of the axle bracket, allowing vertical movement of the lower spring receiver by rotation of the adjusting bolt, thereby adjusting the spring load of the suspension spring,
• a second washer, which is assembled around the lower end projection of the lower spring receiver and is retained to enlarged portions provided at the tip end of the lower end projection so that the enlarged portions are prevented from falling, is attached to a step portion of the axle bracket, and
• the tip end of the inner tube, which is threadedly engaged with the axle bracket, is supported by the second washer.