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Auto parts

Any component of an automobile.

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Front-end suspension

Automotive; Auto parts

The most commonly employed method of independent suspension, which uses two parallel links or arms to support the wheel.

Drive shaft

Automotive; Auto parts

Also called propeller shaft. It's a metal rod or tube which runs under the car floor from front to rear.

Steering gear

Automotive; Auto parts

A means enabling the driver to control with precision and safety the direction of motion of the vehicle in a horizontal plane.

Emergency brake

Automotive; Auto parts

It is capable of stopping the moving car under certain conditions should the service braking system fail.

Hand brake

Automotive; Auto parts

It is operated by the driver by means of a lever to hold the car motionless when stopped.

Drum brake

Automotive; Auto parts

A brake in which the fluid under pressure enters a cylinder for each of the wheels.

Tyre chain

Automotive; Auto parts

That connects two sprockets (e.g., the Chainwheel to the back wheel cogs, sized differently for different types of bikes.) The teeth of the sprockets fit inside the spaces between the links.

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