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Automotive

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

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binder bolt

Automotive; Automobile

On a bicycle, the bolt used to fasten a stem inside a steerer tube or a seatpost inside a seat tube.

brake piston

Automotive; Automobile

On a motorcycle, pressure from the brake lever (when squeezed) forces the brake fluid to flow from the master cylinder down through the brake line and into the caliper. The ...

boost-activated ignition retard

Automotive; Automobile

On a turbocharged engine, a system which retards the ignition timing when the intake manifold is under pressure, in order to reduce the chance of detonation.

bearing shell

Automotive; Automobile

One of a pair of thin semicircular steel cups lined with an alloy such as coper-lead or lead-indium, which together enclose a shaft or other rotating member, and are held in a ...

big-end bolt

Automotive; Automobile

One of the bolts attaching the big-end cap to the connecting rod.

bogie wheel

Automotive; Automobile

One of the suspension wheels on an older Ski-Doo.

advance weight

Automotive; Automobile

One of two small weights located in a centrifugal advance assembly.