Testing the influence of car load and pressure in tyres on the value of damping of shock absorbers specified with the use of the Eusama method

This article contains a short description of available diagnostic methods according to which the technical condition of car shock absorbers is analysed. In Polish diagnostic stands, the devices operating based on Eusama method are commonly used. This method has many advantages, but it also has certain limitations about which the analyst should know. The paper presents the analysis showing how the failure to observe the accepted in regulations way of examining influences the value of damping of shock absorbers.