Abstract: A shock absorber having a tubular body member provided with an accumulator chamber in one end thereof, and an axially aligned piston chamber in the other end thereof. A combination piston and piston rod member is telescopically mounted in the piston chamber. A check valve assembly is mounted in the tubular body member, which permits a metered flow of shock absorber oil from the piston chamber into the accumulator chamber when the combination piston and piston rod member is moved in an inward direction in the tubular body member, and which allows a free flow of the oil from the accumulator chamber when the combination piston and piston rod member is moved in an outward direction in the tubular body member.

Abstract: An anchor pin assembly (100) for a drum brake (10) is provided. The anchor pin assembly is mountable to a drum brake spider (14) provided with an anchor pin receiving bore (34). The assembly includes two anchor pin pieces (102 and 104) having inclined ramps (116 and 118) formed on the inner ends thereof, an expansion member (120) having mating ramps (122 and 124) formed thereon and a bolt (132) and nut (138) for applying an axially inward compressive force to the pieces to cause radially outward expansion of the expansion member.