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Automotive

Dealing with vehicles or machines used for travel or motion, especially cars.

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steering wheel

Automotive; Auto parts

A steering wheel (also called a driving wheel or hand wheel) is a type of steering control in vehicles and vessels (ships and boats).

fan belt

Automotive; Auto parts

Transmits power from a crankshaft-driven pulley to an engine fan and other accessories.

christmas tree

Automotive; Auto parts

The pole of lights that starts a drag race, named for its red and green lights. Most drag races use the pro or heads up start which has three lights in between the first (red) and ...

surge tank

Automotive; Auto parts

An attachment to a pressurized system designed to accommodate pressure changes. The purpose of a surge tank is to neutralize rises and falls in pressure to prevent system ...

access slots

Automotive; Auto parts

Openings in the brake backing plates or brake drums that allow you to reach the Star-wheel adjusters

AC commutator motor

Automotive; Auto parts

An AC motor which has a commutator as an essential part of its construction.

drive shaft

Automotive; Auto parts

Also called propeller shaft. It's a metal rod or tube which runs under the car floor from front to rear.