Automotive

Automotive

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

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constant mesh gearbox

Automotive; Automobile

A type of transmission in which all or most of the gears are always in mesh with one another, as opposed to a sliding-gear transmission, in which engagement is obtained by sliding ...

constant velocity joint (CV joint)

Automotive; Automobile

A type of universal joint so designed as to create a smooth transfer of torque from the driven shaft to the driving shaft without any fluctuations in the speed of the driven ...

cassette player

Automotive; Automobile

A unit which plays (but does not record) cassettes and is often linked with a stereo unit in an automobile.

clevis

Automotive; Automobile

A U-shaped metal piece with holes in each end through which a pin or bolt is run, used for attaching the brake pedal to the power brake booster pushrod, the clutch pedal to the ...

cold weather modulator (CWM)

Automotive; Automobile

A vacuum modulator located in the air cleaner on some models. The modulator prevents the air cleaner duct door from opening to non-heated intake air when outside air is below 55° ...