ASE Auto Maintenance and Light Repair
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Air spring
A ball bearing housed in a rubber insulator. Mounted to the upper side of the vehicle and used to support the driveshaft when more than one driveshaft is used.
Carbon dioxide
A compound or substance that can speed up or slow down the reaction of other substances without being consumed itself. In a catalyst converter, special materials platinum or palladium and rhodium in parentheses are used to promote combustion of an burned hydrocarbons and reduce carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gases.
A suspension device made up of a flexible bladder containing compressed air. The airspring takes the place of a conventional coil or leaf spring. Air is supplied by onboard compressor, usually with auxiliary equipment two cents vehicle height modify the pressure in the air spring as needed.