Light and Heavy Vehicle TechnologyRevision for the second edition of this textbook has taken account of the introduction of the City & Guilds 383, Repair and Servicing of Road Vehicles. The book caters for studies at Levels 2 and 3, and is also appropriate for BTEC courses in motor-vehicle engineering. |
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actuator adjustment angle application arrangement assembly automatic ball basic brake system camshaft carburettor centre clearance clutch coil combustion chamber compression connection construction control valve coolant crankcase crankshaft crown wheel cylinder head damper diaphragm diesel engine disc dog clutch effect electronic control unit engagement epicyclic gear exhaust valve Figure final drive flow fluid fluid coupling flywheel force friction fuel injection gear gearbox gearset heat hydraulic ignition increased injector inlet intake joint later lever lubrication mainshaft master cylinder mechanism modern mounted movement nozzle operation overdrive pedal petrol engine pinion piston pivot plate plug plunger port pressure propeller shaft pump radiator rear wheels reduced ring roller rotation rubber screw sealing Seddon Atkinson selector servo shoe sliding splined spring loading steering surface suspension synchromesh tappet temperature throttle torque converter torsional transmission tube tyre unit universal joint vibration washer wheel cylinder