Positioning feature and method for precise vehicle heights
AssigneeTenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
InventorsJohn Heeren, Herman Sanen, Maarten Maes
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Abstract
A corner assembly includes a suspension module and a wheel assembly. In order to compensate for tolerance stack up in relation to a specified height of the corner assembly, the attachment between a damper of the suspension module and a knuckle of the wheel assembly is adjusted. The amount of adjustment is determined by measuring the assembled length of the suspension module, comparing the measured length to a standard length and determining an amount of adjustment necessary.
Claims8
A method for setting a specified length of a corner assembly for a vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a top mount assembly;
- attaching a damper to said top mount assembly;
- measuring a measured length of said top mount assembly and said damper;
- selecting a shim having a specific height, said specific height being determined by said measured length;
- attaching a wheel assembly to said damper;
- and
- positioning said shim between said damper and said wheel assembly;
- wherein
- attaching said wheel assembly to said damper includes locating said damper within an aperture defined by said wheel assembly, said aperture defining a central axis;
- and
- said positioning step includes directly engaging a surface of said shim with said wheel assembly, said surface being generally perpendicular to said central axis.
A method for setting a specified length of a corner assembly including a suspension module and a wheel assembly, said method comprising:
- measuring a length of said suspension module;
- determining an amount of length adjustment required to achieve said specified length;
- adjusting said measured length of said suspension module from said measured length to said specified length by providing a shim between said suspension module and said wheel assembly;
- locating said suspension module within an aperture defined by said wheel assembly, said aperture defining a control axis;
- and
- directly engaging a surface of said shim with said wheel assembly, said surface being generally perpendicular to said central axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.