Automotive Glossary


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Crankshaft Oil Seal

Usually radial lip type seals at the front and rear of the crankshaft.

Crankshaft Pulley

Main drive pulley on the end of the crankshaft.

Crankshaft Shell

See Shell Bearings.

Crankshaft Web

Counterbalance 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.

Crawling

The 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.

Crazing

The 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.

CRC

A cyclic redundancy check is a method of checking for errors in data that has been transmitted on a communications link.

Crescent Pump

A 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.

Crimp

Act of squeezing a connection such as a terminal onto a wire.


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