Federal-mogul Motorparts Corporation

Steven Douglas Schmitt

Thomas J Byrnes, Jr

Dustin Schrieber

Glen C Parker

Roger Sellers

Seth Englebright

Andrew Louis Auquier

Russell Andert

Benjamin H Westcott

A joint mounting kit comprises a mounting plate and slugs to enhance adjustability of the vehicle suspension system. A fastener is configured to be received in the mounting hole to at least partially retain the mounting plate to a vehicle component, and a slug is configured to be received in the mounting hole with the fastener. The slug has a slug height that is equal to or less than a height of the mounting hole interior wall. In another implementation, the joint mounting kit comprises a plurality of slugs, with two or more slugs having different wheel adjustment dimensions. In yet another implementation, the slug has a tool removal recess to help facilitate slug removal.

Joint mounting kit

A sway bar linkage assembly includes a socket joint, a shank extending from the socket joint, a bolt, and a bushing. The shank has a first bore with a first bore diameter and a second bore extending between the first bore and the socket joint. The second bore has a second bore diameter less than the first bore diameter such that a flange extends between the first bore and the second bore. The bolt has a head, a shaft extending from the head and a stud extending between the shaft is included. The shaft has a first diameter and the stud has second diameter less than the first diameter such that a ledge extends between the shaft and the stud. The bushing is compressed a predefined by the bolt when the bolt extends through the bushing and the ledge of the bolt abuts against the flange of the shank.

Sway bar linkage assembly

The jack stand assembly includes a coupling plate with a plurality of openings for receiving the lugs of a wheel hub to fixedly attach the coupling plate with the wheel hub. The coupling plate is operably supported by a support structure which has an adjustable height. The support structure is configured to rotate about a vertical axis to allow the wheel hub to be rotated in a steering motion when the wheel hub is fixedly attached with the coupling plate. A bearing assembly is interposed between the coupling plate and the support structure to allow the wheel hub to rotate about a horizontal axis.

Alignment safety jack stand

A dust hoot for a moveable joint is provided. The dust boot includes a boot body disposed annularly about an axis and defining an interior cavity. The boot body has a housing opening at a first longitudinal end for attaching to a housing and a shank opening at a second longitudinal end opposite the first longitudinal end for sealingly engaging a shank portion of a ball stud of the ball and socket joint assembly. The boot body defines a plurality of longitudinal strengthening portions formed therein and extending longitudinally at an acute angle relative to the axis in a relaxed condition of the dust boot for resisting rotation of the dust boot in response to a rotation of the ball stud and for improving sealing of the dust boot with the shank portion of the ball stud.

Dust boot for a moveable joint

A vertical control arm bushing for allowing rotation of a control arm relative to a vehicle frame is provided and includes a housing extending along and annularly disposed about an axis and defining central bore extending axially therethrough. A stud has a pair of diametrically opposing end portions extending along the axis through the central bore of the housing. A pair of dust boots each includes a boot body defining an interior cavity and having a housing opening at a first longitudinal end attached to the housing and a stud opening at a second longitudinal end opposite the first longitudinal end sealingly engaging one of the end portions of the stud. The boot body defines a plurality of longitudinal strengthening portions formed therein for resisting rotation of the dust boot in response to a rotation of the stud and for improving sealing of the dust boot.

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Shobonier, IL, United States of America

Steven Douglas Schmitt