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Auto parts

Any component of an automobile.

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crankshaft gear

Automotive; Auto parts

The gear which sits on the front of the crankshaft and is used to drive all other timing and auxiliary gears.

Cylinder head

Automotive; Auto parts

A cast iron or aluminum part which sits directly on top of an engine block. The cylinder head's functions are basically to house the engines' intake and exhaust valves and guides and on (OHC) ...

Emergency brake shoes

Automotive; Auto parts

The parts which, when the emergency brake is applied, push outward against the interior of the rear brake rotor, so as to prevent the car from moving.

ac compressor clutch

Automotive; Auto parts

A component utilizing a magnetic solenoid used to engage and disengage an AC compressor on command from the climate control system.

Airbag Recycling

Automotive; Auto parts

Japan's Automobile Recycling Law designates unused airbags in end-of-life vehicles as items for recycling.

wiper blade

Automotive; Auto parts

In Turkish, "silecek lastiği". Wiper blade is a device used to remove rain and debris from a windscreen or windshield. All motor vehicles, including trains, aircraft and watercraft, are equipped with ...

final drive

Automotive; Auto parts

In Turkish, "diferansiyel". Final drive is a device, usually, but not necessarily, employing gears, which is connected to the outside world by three shafts, chains, or similar, through which it ...

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