Means whereby vehicle body is supported on its undercarriage, comprising springs, dampers and locating linkages.

Linkages used to construct a suspension system.

Service connector for octane and idle speed adjustment.

Small pieces of metal that are produced during machining.

See swash-plate pump.

A type of pump that uses a rotating plate, that is radially off-set from the axis of the shaft, to operate the pump pistons in their cylinders. This design can also be used for compressors.

Short Wheel-Base

The volume inside a cylinder above the piston crown at bottom dead centre minus the volume above the piston at top dead centre which forms the combustion chamber and is given the term 'clearance volume'.

A type of floating caliper with wedge-shaped disc pads (only one of which is activated by hydraulic pressure from the piston, the other being fixed), which can pivot on its hinge pin to equalize the pressure on both pads

A pattern of small scratches left in a finished surface by the wheel of a buffer or sander during the sanding and/or compounding operation, or by hand flatting using a circular motion.