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Location DB > Wales > Gwynedd > Bangor > Crosville Bus Depot > Inventor's Exploration > What is it? 23 / 58   What is it? Description What's this? I really don't know. It's an open-ended cylinder made from fairly thick rubber. I wondered if it might have formed part of a gas suspension system? Controls Return to Main Location Page Return to Gallery Overview Edit this Gallery Edit this Picture Un-Subscribe this Picture Comments Posted by TurboZutek 5/11/2006 11:51 AM | remove   That is (I think) an axle damper. You can see these fitted to larger lorries and tipper trucks - take a look at the back end under the load area. I'd surmise that buses do the same, but less visibly. Posted by inventor 5/12/2006 5:29 AM | remove   Maybe so. I hadn't thought of it being a damper - I thought it could be a kind of gas spring - but you may be right. Do you think the rubber itself provides the damping, or the air inside flowing through a small hole? Posted by TurboZutek 5/15/2006 4:35 PM | remove   IIRC the air inside is sent through a calibrated nozzle - meaning it damps a little at the extended range and proportionally more as it gets further compressed. A one way valve re-inflates it on the upstroke until it reaches the mid-point, then it provides resistance again (damping). Sometimes they are hooked together by a valve and piping, which gives an 'anti-roll bar' effect, without actually having an anti-roll bar. Posted by BlueShiva 6/7/2006 12:30 AM | remove   Ivetor and turbo - you guys are ..........incorrigible!! Keep it comin it's great entertainment!! Posted by inventor 6/7/2006 11:04 PM | remove   I will. I've got a few more locations to post when I get time. Posted by Mutt 7/15/2006 2:48 AM | remove   You are both correct, even if you are from the UK.. that is an "air bag" suspension part. Instead of using metal leaf or coil springs to perform the task of suspending the bus from the axles, air bags can be used for a smother ride. These are in turn controlled from bouncing like a child on a trampoline by hydraulic dampers. There is usually a load leveling device that will vary the air load in the bag to keep the bus at level height regardless of how many fat old tourists may be on it. Posted by TurboZutek 7/17/2006 1:53 PM | remove   Mutt, your teh ghey. Posted by Mutt 7/18/2006 4:45 AM | remove   hehehe... yessir... I'm your bumchum Posted by inventor 7/23/2006 3:01 PM | remove   I don't want to think about bum chums and air bags :-D. Posted by toxic69 6/4/2015 4:56 PM | remove   its an air spring for a commercial vehicle http://www.sabo.it...ommercial-vehicles If you'd like to add a comment, please login or register. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 343 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 739216363 pages have been generated.