Automotive Glossary


Automotive Glossary

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Floating Caliper

A disc brake caliper that has a fixed component attached to the axle assembly and a single piston and caliper that is 'floating' by sliding or pivoting on the fixed component.

Flocculation

Clumping together of pigment particles within the wet paint.

Flooding

The tendency of pigment particles to rise to the surface during curing and produce a colour variation at the surface and a lack of uniformity in the colour appearance through the film.

Floppy Disk

A portable disk that stores 1.44Mb of information.

Flow

The levelling characteristics of a wet paint film.

Flow Meter

A sensor that determines flow of a fluid or gas.

FLS

Fluid Level Sensor

Fluid Coupling

A drive coupling that uses a fluid to transmit drive. Also sometimes a viscous coupling.

Fluid Flywheel

A drive coupling that uses a fluid to transmit drive.

Fluid Needle

The part of a spray gun that opens and closes the fluid passage in the fluid tip.


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