pitman arm — A short lever arm splined to the steering gear cross shaft, the pitman arm transmits the steering force from the cross shaft to the steering linkage system. In this way rotary motion of the steering wheel is turned to lateral movement of the arm … Dictionary of automotive terms
pitman arm — noun An arm connected to the output shaft of a steering gear, aimed at moving the steering linkage to steer a vehicles front wheels … Wiktionary
Pitman — may refer to: * Pitman, New Jersey * Pitman Shorthand, a system of shorthand * Pitman arm, a vehicle steering component * A connecting rod in an engine * Pitman (Game Boy), a Game Boy game * Pitman Press, a British publisher * Pitman Publishing,… … Wikipedia
arm — A part attached to or projecting from something. Also see a arm a arm actuator arm ball joint rocker arm breaker arm check arm contact arm control arm crankarm door check arm … Dictionary of automotive terms
Idler arm — On an automobile or truck with conventional parallelogram steering, the Idler Arm or idler arm assembly is a pivoting support for the steering linkage. The idler arm consists of a rod which pivots on a bracket attached to the frame of the vehicle … Wikipedia
idler arm — In a parallel relay type steering linkage, it is one of the connecting levers. The steering gearbox is attached to a pitman arm which converts rotary motion to lateral motion. The pitman arm connects to a transverse centerlink which connects to… … Dictionary of automotive terms
drop arm — A British term for the pitman arm … Dictionary of automotive terms
steering gear arm — See pitman arm … Dictionary of automotive terms
Steering — For other uses, see Steering (disambiguation). Part of car steering mechanism: tie rod, steering arm, king pin axis (using ball joints). Steering is the term applied to the collection of components, linkages, etc. which will allow a vessel (ship … Wikipedia
Sawmill — A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.awmill processA sawmill s basic operation is much like those of 100 years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end. *Logging fells (falls) the trees, and log … Wikipedia
