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lar

Member Since: 29 Nov 2009
Location: Yaroslavl
Posts: 251

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Auto Stornoway Grey

Incomprehensible damper

These days I decided to inspect brake pads, removed a rear wheel and found an incomprehensible rubber on a shock absorber. Does anyone know what it is intended for?

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Freelander II 2,2 TD SE Stornoway Grey

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I'll be thankful for your corrections of my mistakes

25th Nov 2010 11:49 am

Greybeard

Member Since: 10 Aug 2010
Location: E Sussex
Posts: 157

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Auto Zermatt Silver

Very odd! Vibration damper?

25th Nov 2010 12:41 pm

horrie

Member Since: 05 Feb 2010
Location: Arnhem
Posts: 22

2013 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Baltic Blue

I think it's to stop the wheel moving in further, when driving in terrain.

25th Nov 2010 1:31 pm

lar

Member Since: 29 Nov 2009
Location: Yaroslavl
Posts: 251

Greybeard wrote:
Very odd! Vibration damper?

quite possible

horrie wrote:
I think it's to stop the wheel moving in further, when driving in terrain.

It is unlikely. This rubber don't touch the wheel in all its positions

Freelander II 2,2 TD SE Stornoway Grey

Sorry for my wry English. I began to study it recently.
I'll be thankful for your corrections of my mistakes

25th Nov 2010 2:38 pm

alex_pescaru

Member Since: 12 Mar 2009
Location: RO
Posts: 4644

It's a mass damper, attached to the damper spring seat, used to absorb vibration and prevent noise intrusion into the vehicle interior.
Its efficacity/effectivness is mostly observed on gravel roads (or on roads paved with granite cubic stones) where the vibrations are with high frequency and short course.

25th Nov 2010 3:15 pm

lar

Member Since: 29 Nov 2009
Location: Yaroslavl
Posts: 251

alex_pescaru
All is clear
Thanks
Freelander II 2,2 TD SE Stornoway Grey

Sorry for my wry English. I began to study it recently.
I'll be thankful for your corrections of my mistakes

25th Nov 2010 3:30 pm

jp

Member Since: 11 May 2009
Location: North East
Posts: 432

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Zermatt Silver

alex_pescaru, very good.

It must be there for a reason ??

25th Nov 2010 6:15 pm

lar

Member Since: 29 Nov 2009
Location: Yaroslavl
Posts: 251

I found the info of the mass damper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuned_mass_damper
Freelander II 2,2 TD SE Stornoway Grey

Sorry for my wry English. I began to study it recently.
I'll be thankful for your corrections of my mistakes

25th Nov 2010 7:30 pm

alex_pescaru

Member Since: 12 Mar 2009
Location: RO
Posts: 4644

jp wrote:
It must be there for a reason ??

Lar's link above explains it very well. Thanks Lar.

25th Nov 2010 9:01 pm

heliosuk

Member Since: 08 Oct 2010
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 118

Alex and Lars are correct. It is a tuned mass damper to reduce vibration and NVH however you might not see it on 11 MY cars me thinks.

25th Nov 2010 9:05 pm

jp

Member Since: 11 May 2009
Location: North East
Posts: 432

Just what i thought.

25th Nov 2010 9:42 pm

richh

Member Since: 22 Feb 2009
Location: scarborough
Posts: 33

they do make a mysterious quiet clunk when the rubber separates they all do that!

28th Nov 2010 3:25 pm

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