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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lemna

Automotive; Automobile

A metal support which is installed in the valve slot of a wheel rim and prevents the flap and tube from bulging through the slot under high pressure and high heat conditions.

center punch

Automotive; Automobile

A metal tool that is shaped like a pencil where you can hit the blunt end with a hammer so that the sharp point makes an indentation in some metal. In this way the drill-bit can fit into the ...

cold spraying

Automotive; Automobile

A method of paint spraying where the paint is excessively diluted with solvent. This process makes spraying easy, but the coats are very light.

concave weld face

Automotive; Automobile

A weld having the center of its face below the weld edges.

clip-on weight

Automotive; Automobile

A wheel weight that is clipped on the rim between the rim and the tire. It is used to balance a wheel.

burred wheel

Automotive; Automobile

A wheel which has metal slivers or roughness around the edge of the rim.

A wheel with splines in the center which match up with the splines on the outside of the hub. This system is usually found on wheels that are attached to the hub with a center attaching nut on older ...