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Todd Dunning
Todd DunningMSUnited States
Optical materials for industrial photonics systems
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Apr 9, 2026

Laser Cleaning Suspension Mounts

Suspension mounts collect rust and old coating in tight pockets where a bushing or a bolt has to fit. A laser can take that soil off without grinding the bore. What matters is the size of the hole, remaining metal around the mount, and heat that could move a thin bracket. A mount that looks clean but has lost roundness will not hold a bushing. Watch the pocket, then check fit before the part goes back on.

What This Video Shows

Short RDZ61CySnU0 shows pulsed laser clearing rust and soils from suspension mounts while steel and aluminum stay readable.

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Common questions when laser cleaning suspension mounts RDZ61CyS

  • What does Short RDZ61CySnU0 show on suspension mounts?

    The clip is a 42-second pulsed laser demo on suspension mounts. You see rust and soils leave while steel and aluminum faces stay readable in frame. Treat it as sequence proof for contactless mount clearing, not a locked recipe for every alloy stack.

  • What energy band fits steel and aluminum mounts?

    Published ns work places steel injury cues near 5.7–15 J/cm² and aluminum injury cues near 2–5 J/cm², so technicians coupon each alloy first. Rust removal on steel often sits near 1.42–4.26 J/cm² with marking above about 5.68 J/cm². Keep aluminum on its own traveler rather than borrowing the steel habit.

  • Why avoid grit blast on suspension mounts?

    Grit and wire wheels remove rust but also cut into mount pads and aluminum faces that still need fitment. Pulsed laser work removes soils without contacting the surface when the coupon confirms the energy. The Short is selling that contactless path for mixed-metal mounts.

  • Can I copy one traveler across steel and aluminum?

    Use the Short to see soils leaving both alloys, then coupon each family separately because aluminum marks near 2–5 J/cm² while steel tolerates a higher injury band. Stay under each alloy’s injury cue on a patch before trusting a full mount. Once soils leave, stop rather than chasing a polish that was never the clearing goal.