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• Terra Modena
  ...ent and an oil scraper: the connecting rod does not have bushes but roller bearings. The cylinder rod is coated
  6 KB (940 words) - 09:05, 12 November 2016
• Horsepower
  :minus frictional losses within the engine (bearings, rods, etc), equals :minus frictional losses in the transmission (bearings, gears, etc.), equals
  15 KB (2,360 words) - 12:18, 8 October 2009
• Hand brake
  ...[[1960s]] had a flaw in which, when the steering-column mounted shifter's bearings wore, the car could jump into reverse from park on its own. This and automa
  8 KB (1,350 words) - 00:20, 22 February 2011
• Front-wheel drive
  ...eneration [[Saab 900]] had this layout with helical gears but the [[thrust bearings]] involved gave out a characteristic "zing" sound almost like a [[hairdryer
  12 KB (1,842 words) - 23:38, 7 August 2009
• Wankel engine
  ...Serie 70, Typ DB M950 KE409 is made in one piece! Mercedes Benz used split bearings.)
  23 KB (3,604 words) - 09:49, 2 August 2009
• VR6 engine
  The drop-forged steel, six-throw [[crankshaft]] runs in seven main bearings. The connecting rod journals are offset 22° to one another. Overhead cams
  13 KB (2,025 words) - 21:40, 16 July 2008
• Ducati V-twin
  ...engine. It had a one piece forged nitrided crankshaft, with plain big-end bearings and a larger oil pump with the oil pressure at 80 psi. The new crankshaft h ...ir-cooled engines, with twin-spark plug heads, pressure fed plain camshaft bearings, redesigned crankshaft, higher oil pressure and volume, and new alloy clutc
  22 KB (3,665 words) - 13:08, 18 April 2009
• Motor oil
  In the crankcase of a vehicle engine, the [[crankshaft]] [[Plain bearing|bearings]], and big ends of [[connecting rod]]s are lubricated by pressured oil from ...as compressor|compressors]] into the regions of the engine with lubricated bearings and gearboxes. The gas flow associated with running the turbine provides s
  19 KB (3,054 words) - 08:52, 8 October 2009
• Turbocharger
  ...culates through the engine. Some turbochargers use incredibly precise ball bearings that offer less friction than a fluid bearing but these are also suspended ...g) of the lubricating oil trapped in the unit when the heat soaks into the bearings and later, failure of the supply of oil when the engine is next started cau
  19 KB (3,049 words) - 13:22, 8 October 2009
• Front wheel drive
  ...eneration [[Saab 900]] had this layout with helical gears but the [[thrust bearings]] involved gave out a characteristic "zing" sound almost like a [[hairdryer
  10 KB (1,565 words) - 10:51, 8 October 2009
• Two stroke
  15 KB (2,394 words) - 23:48, 11 September 2009
• Ducati Singles
  ...o 15,000. Big-end life was short at these sorts of revs and new crankshaft bearings were put in for every race.
  13 KB (2,018 words) - 22:22, 22 September 2009
• Ancillotti
  ...throughout the world. To take note of are: the head set with conic roller bearings (1969), rear swing arm rotating on silentblock (1970), Pull-Shock suspensio
  9 KB (1,495 words) - 21:54, 25 August 2010
• Vacuum brake
  ...in alignment with the brake rigging cranks, so it is supported in trunnion bearings, and the vacuum pipe connection to it is flexible. The piston in the brake
  12 KB (2,103 words) - 09:12, 7 October 2009
• Maserati 4CLT/50
  15 KB (2,073 words) - 10:18, 16 April 2009
• Transmission
  ...eel drive cars). The shaft is suspended by the main [[bearing (mechanical)|bearings]], and is split towards the input end. At the point of the split, a pilot
  12 KB (1,865 words) - 06:22, 26 September 2016
• Steering
  ...of this apparatus reduces the considerable friction by placing large ball bearings between the teeth of the worm and those of the screw; at either end of the
  12 KB (1,845 words) - 10:47, 8 October 2009
• History of the bicycle
  ...en draisine weighed 22 kg (48 pounds), had brass bushings within the wheel bearings, a rear-wheel brake and 152 mm (6 inches) of trail of the front-wheel for a
  34 KB (5,162 words) - 18:37, 23 April 2009
• Serenissima
  ...rand Prix of Belgium]] on June 12th. In practice, the engine blew when its bearings failed. Better luck would be had at the British GP on July 16th, with Bruce
  12 KB (1,962 words) - 07:42, 9 June 2012
• Fiat 8V
  ...ne was originally designed for a luxury car the crankshaft only had 3 main bearings, so driving it at high revs was a bit risky.{{-}}
  13 KB (2,069 words) - 07:01, 1 May 2012

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