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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.
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brake pulling
Automotive; Automobile
A situation where the vehicle moves to one side when the brakes are applied. It is usually due to uneven application of the brakes from side to side.
adjusting sleeve
Automotive; Automobile
A small cylinder on the end of the tie rod which shortens or lengthens the rod to make changes in the toe-in and toe-out.
adjusting screw
Automotive; Automobile
A small screw usually found on carburetors, brakes, or headlights which change the way something operates, such as increasing or decreasing the amount of fuel entering the engine; or changing the ...
booster venturi
Automotive; Automobile
A small venturi located immediately above and concentric with the main venturi in a carburetor. Boosters are designed to amplify the weak venturi vacuum signal that occurs during low airflow ...
bearing scraper
Automotive; Automobile
A small, triangular tool that looks like a file without teeth. Used for deburring and chamfering the edges of camshaft bearings.
bayonet socket
Automotive; Automobile
A socket for receiving a bayonet cap. It has two slots on either side (usually J-shaped) to accommodate the bulb's pins.
