connecting rod
Crankshaft-piston bridge
A connecting rod is the metal bar in an engine that links the piston to the crankshaft, converting the piston's up-and-down motion into rotational force.
Also called a con rod.
The term extends to similar linking components in other machinery: The connecting rod snapped and destroyed the engine block.
Reciprocating cylinder component
- crankshaftRotating engine shaft
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- camshaftLobed rod operating valves
bearings · lubrication · four-stroke · diesel · gasoline · block · spark plug · fuel injection
Made by smithing, or faked
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- alloyMetallic combination
- machiningSubtractive metalworking process
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
I-beam · H-beam · billet · titanium · aluminum · cap · bolt · bushing
Mutual exchange of actions
- rotationTurning on an axis
- thrustForceful forward motion
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
cycle · linear · angular · conversion · travel · dwell · mechanical advantage
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- fractureSplit in hard material
- bendingCurving from straight
- catastrophicCausing complete destruction
detonation · seized · snapped
piston
Reciprocating cylinder component
- crankshaftRotating engine shaft
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
camshaft · bearings · lubrication · four-stroke · diesel · gasoline · block · spark plug · fuel injection · small end
forged
Made by smithing, or faked
precision · I-beam · H-beam · billet · titanium · aluminum · cap · bolt · bushing · bronze
reciprocation
Mutual exchange of actions
- rotationTurning on an axis
- thrustForceful forward motion
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
stroke · cycle · linear · angular · conversion · travel · dwell · mechanical advantage
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
catastrophic · detonation · seized · snapped
- moving partsgear, lever, hinge, pulley, piston
- rodsrod, dowel, steel rod, glass rod, curtain rod
- gasoline enginesgasoline engine, four-stroke engine, spark plug, piston, cylinder
- engine partspiston, valve, cylinder, crankshaft, camshaft
- engine repairsoil change, tune-up, spark plug replacement, timing belt, head gasket
- machine partsgear, gears, cog, cogs, bolt
connecting rodcrankshaft
Rotating engine shaft
piston · engine block · camshaft · flywheel · cylinder block
connecting rodengine block
Main casting of motor
mounting bracket · frame · chassis · housing · cylinder wall
connection, connected, connecting, disconnected, connects, connector, reconnecting, rodding