Thursday, 2 May 2024, 2:32 AM
Site: IMI eLearning
Course: IMI eLearning (IMI eLearning)
Glossary: Automotive Glossary
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Crankshaft Oil SealUsually radial lip type seals at the front and rear of the crankshaft. |
Crankshaft PulleyMain drive pulley on the end of the crankshaft. |
Crankshaft ShellSee Shell Bearings. |
Crankshaft WebCounterbalance weights that are opposite the big end bearing journals. |
Cratering (silicone cratering, see'Fish Eyes')">Small round depressions in a paint film which may or may not expose the underlying surface. Frequently caused by contamination of the substrate by wax, oils, etc. |
CrawlingThe tendency of a wet paint film to recede from certain areas of a painted surface. Often caused by the presence of contaminants on the surface. |
CrazingThe formation of surface cracks, often as a fine network, which do not penetrate to the underlying surface of a paint film. Crazing is sometimes caused by the softening effect of solvents from excessive paint coats as in cellulose or acrylic lacquer repair operations. |
CRCA cyclic redundancy check is a method of checking for errors in data that has been transmitted on a communications link. |
Crescent PumpA positive displacement pump made from one externally and one internally toothed gear rotating eccentrically in a housing. Inside the housing, and in the space formed where the teeth are out of mesh, is a crescent shaped block. This divides the gear teeth to create the pumping and carrying chambers of the pump. |
CrimpAct of squeezing a connection such as a terminal onto a wire. |