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Vehicle suspension strut with quick take-apart upper mount featuring a jounce bumper retainer which can be turned from a locked to an unlocked position and axially removed for jounce bumper service and to allow access to service the strut through the engine compartment so that the expense of removin

Vehicle suspension strut with quick take-apart upper mount featuring a jounce bumper retainer which can be turned from a locked to an unlocked position and axially removed for jounce bumper service and to allow access to service the strut through the engine compartment so that the expense of removing the strut and spring is eliminated. The design effectively eliminates prior upper spring seat designs and is simple and inexpensive and readily accommodates high service loads.

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In a wheeled automotive vehicle having a body with suspension support structure, a serviceable vehicle suspension strut with hydraulic shock absorber means operatively mounted therein, said strut mounting a road wheel of said vehicle to said support structure, said support structure having an access

In a wheeled automotive vehicle having a body with suspension support structure, a serviceable vehicle suspension strut with hydraulic shock absorber means operatively mounted therein, said strut mounting a road wheel of said vehicle to said support structure, said support structure having an access opening for servicing said shock absorber means, said strut comprising an outer support tube operatively connected to the vehicle road wheel and extending upwardly therefrom, said hydraulic shock absorber means operatively mounted within said support tube and separable therefrom, said shock absorber means incorporating a piston and piston rod operatively mounted therein, a suspension spring having a lower end mounted to the support tube and extending upwardly therearound, an upper mount assembly for said strut, said upper mount assembly having a retention cup assembly which receives the loads from said suspension spring, a piston rod shear mount assembly mounted in said retention cup assembly, and jounce bumper assembly means mounted by quick release retention means to said retention cup assembly, and nut means securing said piston rod shear mount assembly to said piston rod and cover plate means securing said piston rod shear mount assembly therein, said shear mount and jounce bumper assemblies being readily removable to provide an axial opening to the upper portion of said support tube to provide access to the interior thereof through a removable retainer means fastened to the upper end of said support tube thereby allowing for the onboard service of said strut.