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Suspension
Suspension and damping
The GLK-Class is equipped with a conventional steel
suspension. This incorporates a wheel-controlling
front axle suspension strut, a torsion bar at the front
axle and rear axle and a rear axle spring and shock
absorber with a separated design.
The front axle suspension strut is attached directly to
the body with a triple-path head bearing. The spring
forces are transmitted directly to the body. Damper
forces against the body are first transmitted to the
movable rubber mount by the piston rod and then on
to the body itself.
The connection of the rear axle shock absorbers oper-
ates in the same way although there is no transmis-
sion path for the spring forces due to the separated
design.
Both the front axle and the rear axle head bearing
housings are made of aluminum.
Front axle suspension strut
