Automotive Parts
Automotive Parts
Automotive Parts
Automotive fuses are a class of fuses used to protect the wiring and electrical equipment for
vehicles. They are generally rated for circuits no higher than 24 volts direct current, but some
types are rated for 42-volt electrical systems. They are occasionally used in non-automotive
electrical products.
Brake pads are a component of disc brakes used in automotive and other applications. Brake
pads are steel backing plates with friction material bound to the surface that faces the disk
brake rotor.
A brake shoe is the part of a braking system which carries the brake lining in the drum
brakes used on automobiles, or the brake block in train brakes and bicycle brakes.
A camshaft is a shaft to which a cam is fastened or of which a cam forms an integral part.[1]
Cylinder head (often informally abbreviated to just head) sits above the cylinders on top of the
cylinder block. It closes in the top of the cylinder, forming the combustion chamber. This joint is
sealed by a head gasket. In most engines, the head also provides space for the passages that
feed air and fuel to the cylinder, and that allow the exhaust to escape. The head can also be a
place to mount the valves, spark plugs, and fuel injectors.
A belt is a loop of flexible material used to link two or more rotating shafts mechanically, most
often parallel. Belts may be used as a source of motion, to transmit power efficiently, or to track
relative movement. Belts are looped over pulleys and may have a twist between the pulleys,
and the shafts need not be parallel. In a two pulley system, the belt can either drive the pulleys
normally in one direction (the same if on parallel shafts), or the belt may be crossed, so that the
direction of the driven shaft is reversed (the opposite direction to the driver if on parallel shafts).
As a source of motion, a conveyor belt is one application where the belt is adapted to carry a
load continuously between two points.
A tappet is a projection that imparts a linear motion to some other component within a
mechanism.
Rocker covers are covers that are bolted on over rocker arms in an internal combustion
engine. They are called valve covers in the United States, Canada, and in situations where
Rocker Arms are not present, such as some Overhead Cam, and most Dual Overhead Cam
engines. [1] And rocker boxes in the United Kingdom.
Valve spring that reduce the closing force, and allow the valve to re-open partially.
Stiffer valve springs can help prevent valve float and valve bounce
A sump (American English and some parts of Canada: oil pan) is a low space that collects any
often-undesirable liquids such as water or chemicals. A sump can also be an infiltration
basin used to manage surface runoff water and recharge underground aquifers.[1] Sump can
also refer to an area in a cave where an underground flow of water exits the cave into the earth.
A carburetor (American and Canadian spelling), carburator, carburettor,
or carburetter (Commonwealth spelling) is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal
combustion engine. It is sometimes colloquially shortened to carb in North America or carby in
Australia.[1] To carburate or carburet (and thus carburation or carburetion, respectively) is to
blend the air and fuel or to equip (an engine) with a carburetor for that purpose.
A fuel line is a hose used to bring fuel from one point in a vehicle to another or from a storage
tank to a vehicle. It is commonly made of reinforced rubber to prevent splitting and kinking.
A tie rod is a slender structural unit used as a tie and (in most applications) capable of
Carrying tensile loads only.
A spring is an elastic object used to store mechanical energy. Springs are usually made out
of spring steel. There are a large number of spring designs; in everyday usage the term often
refers to coil springs.
A coil spring, also known as a helical spring, is a mechanical device which is typically used to
store energy and subsequently release it, to absorb shock, or to maintain a force between
contacting surfaces. They are made of an elastic material formed into the shape of a helix which
returns to its natural length when unloaded.
A differential is a particular type of simple planetary gear train that has the property that the angular
velocity of its carrier is the average of the angular velocities of its sun and annular gears. This is
accomplished by packaging the gear train so it has a fixed carrier train ratio R = -1, which means the
gears corresponding to the sun and annular gears are the same size. This can be done by engaging the
planet gears of two identical and coaxial epic cyclic gear trains to form a spur gear differential. Another
approach is to use bevel gears for the sun and annular gears and a bevel gear as the planet, which is
known as a bevel gear differential.
A universal joint, (universal coupling, U-joint, Cardan joint, Hardy-Spicer joint, or Hooke's
joint) is a joint or coupling in a rigid rod that allows the rod to 'bend' in any direction, and is
commonly used in shafts that transmit rotary motion. It consists of a pair of hinges located close
together, oriented at 90° to each other, connected by a cross shaft. The universal joint is not a
constant-velocity joint.[1]