Weldless attachment of mounting bracket to reservoir tube of suspension strut assembly

A mechanical interlock is provided between the attachment bracket 13 and the reservoir tube 12 of a suspension damper used in a suspension strut assembly that eliminates the welded joint used to secure these components in the prior art. The bracket defines a circumferential inner surface 56 which is installed over the outer circumferential surface 62 of the reservoir tube with a force or interference fit. After the bracket is installed on the reservoir tube, multiple indentations 90 are formed on the outer surface 54 of the bracket, which raise projections 92 on the inner surface 56 of the bracket and corresponding indentations 94 on the reservoir tube in which the projections rest to thereby form a mechanical interlock between the bracket and the reservoir tube.