A strut bearing, including: an axis of rotation; cap; a body portion; and a bearing fixed to the strut bearing cap and to the body portion. The cap includes: a first radial surface facing in a first axial direction; a plurality of ribs; a plurality of spaces, each space circumferentially disposed between a respective pair of ribs; and a plurality of radial recess surfaces. Each rib includes: a radial rib surface extending radially outwardly from the first radial surface; and a slant surface extending from the radial rib surface partly radially outwardly and partly in a second axial direction, opposite the first axial direction. Each radial recess surface: faces in the first axial direction; is circumferentially disposed between two respective ribs; and is off-set, in the second axial direction, from the first radial surface.
STRUT BEARING CAP WITH ASSEMBLY FEATURE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A STRUT BEARING ASSEMBLY
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