Automobile

Automobile

Of or relating to any vehicle, usually designed to carry passengers, that operates on ordinary roads and typically has four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine.

Industry: Automotive

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clutch throwout fork

Automotive; Automobile

The device or fork that straddles the throwout bearing and that is used to force the throwout bearing against the clutch release fingers.

center drive plate

Automotive; Automobile

The disc between the driven plates in a twin plate clutch.

contact breaker gap

Automotive; Automobile

The distance between the contact points at their furthest opening.

chain run

Automotive; Automobile

The distance between the front and rear sprockets.

caster trail

Automotive; Automobile

The distance on the ground between where the vertical post would touch the ground if it were extended and the point where the wheel touches the ground.

caster offset

Automotive; Automobile

The distance on the ground between where the vertical post would touch the ground if it were extended and the point where the wheel touches the ground.