What are Shock Absorbers?

Know this if your vehicle’s engine, steering system, tires, and brakes are working fine, then that’s because they have shock absorbers. What are they? Let’s find out.

As per the experts of the renowned dealers of Spare Parts for Tata Xenon, shock absorbers are hydraulic pumps like metal devices that help reduce the impact and the bounce back movement of the vehicle’s springs and suspension. The primary reason why modern day vehicles are equipped with shock absorbers is so that the wheels of the vehicle remain in contact with the surface of the road at all times by alleviating the impact of ditches, bumps, and vibrations. You might have witnessed that when the contact between the wheels and the surface of the road is broken, your vehicle’s ability to steer, brake or drive is severely compromised.

What are shock absorbers?

In vehicle’s suspension system, plastic elements are impacted to cause harmonic vibrations, that is why hydraulic pump like devices, commonly known as shock absorbers and certain plastic elements are installed facing each other in the vehicle’s suspension system in order to smooth out the bumps and vibrations caused by an automobile and to improve its driving smoothness. The basic working principle behind shock absorbers is- when due to the vibration, a slight motion caused between the body of the automobile and driving axle, lead to the upward and downward movement of the piston located in the shock absorbers, fuel present in the cavities of the shock absorbers incessantly percolate from one cavity to another via different holes, during that time, the fiction caused between the wall of the holes and the oil as well as the oil molecules, generates a damping force, which transforms the vibration of the automobile into the heat energy of the oil, which is absorbed by the shock absorbers and exhausted into the atmosphere.

Do you know how long do car shock absorbers last?

According to the professional car experts of BP Auto Spares India, car shock absorbers must be replaced every 50, 000 miles or 80, 467 miles. But, truly it all depends on how well you treat your vehicle’s suspension.