PEUGEOT 404 - Glossary of Terms

Allen key
Cranked wrench
oÍ hexagonal
section
for
use with
socket head screws.
Alternator
Electrical
generator producing
alterna-
ting cuírent.
Hectified
to diÍect cuÍrent
Íor
battery
chaÍging.
Ambient
t€mperature
Surrounding atmospheric temperature.
Annulus
Used
in
engineering
to indicate
the
outer
ring
gear
oÍ an epicyclic
gear
tra in.
Armature
The shaÍt
carrying the windings,
which
rotates
in
the magnetic Íield
oÍ
a
generator
or staÍter motor. That
part
oÍ
a solenoid or relay which is
activated
by the magnetic Íield.
Axial
In line with,
or
pertaining
to, an axis.
Backlash
Play in
meshing
gears.
Balance lever
A bar where force
applied at
the centÍe
is
equally divided between
connections
at the
ends.
Banjoaxle
Axlecasingwithlargediameterhousing
for the
crownwheel
and
diÍferential.
Bendix
pinion
A selÍ-engaging
and self
-disengaging
drive on
a
starter
motor shaÍt.
Bevel
pinion
A conical shaped
gearwheel,
designed
to mesh with
a similar
gear
with
an
bhp
axis usually at 90 deg. to
its
own.
Brake horse
power,
measured
on a
dynamometer.
bmep
Brake
mean eÍÍective
pressure.
Average
pressure
on a
piston
during the working
stroke.
Brake
cylinder Cylinder
with hydraulically
operated
piston(s)
acting
on brake shoes
or
pad(s).
Brake regulator
Control
valve fitted in
hydraulic
braking
system
which limits
brake
pressure
to
rear
brakes
during heavy
braking
to
prevent
rear wheel
locking.
Camber
Angle
at which
a wheel is tilted from
the vertical.
Capacitor
Modern
term Íor an
electrical condenser.
Part
of distributor
assembly,
connected
across
contact breaker
points,
acts as
an interference
suppressor.
Castellat€d
Top Íace
oÍ
a
nut,
slotted
across the
flats,
to
take a locking
splitpin.
Castor
Angle
at which the
kingpin
or swiver
pin
is tilted
when viewed
Írom
the side.
cc
Cubic
centimetres.
Engine capacity
is
arrived
at by
multiplying
the area
of
the
bore
in
sqcm
by the stroke
in
cm
by the number
of
cylinders.
P404
GLOSSARY
OF
TERMS
Clevis
Collet
Commutator
Compression
ratio
Condenser
Core
plug
Crownwheel
'C'-spanner
Damper
Depression
Dowel
Drag link
Dry liner
Dry
sump
Dynamo
Electrode
Electrolyte
End
float
EP
U-shaped Íorked
connector
used with
a
clevis
pin,
usually
at handbrake
connections.
A type
of collar,
usually
split
and
located
in
a
gÍoove
in
a
shaft,
and
held
in
place
by
a
retainer.
The
anangement
used to retain
the spring(s)
on
a
valve
stem In
most
cases.
Rotating
segmented
current
distributor
between
armature
windings
and
brushes in
generator
or
motor.
Íhe ratio,
or
quantitative
relation,
of
the
total volume
(piston
at
bottom
of
stroke)
to the
unswept
volume
(piston
at top
oÍ stroke) in
an engine
cylinder.
See caoacitor.
Plug for
blanking
oÍf
a
manufacturing
hole
in a
casting.
Large bevel
gear
in
rear
axle, driven by
a bevel
pinion
attached to the
propeller
shaft. Sometimes called a
'ring
gear'.
Like
a
'C'
with
a
handle.
For use
on
screwed
collars without
flats.
but with
slots or holes.
Modern
term
Íor
shock-absorber,
used
in vehicle
suspension systems to damp
out spring oscillations.
The lowering
oÍ atmospheric
pressure
as
in
the
inlet
manifold
and carburetter.
Close tolerance
pin, peg,
tube, or bolt,
which
accurately
locates
mating
parts.
Rod connecting
steering box
drop arm
(pitman
arm) to nearest front
wheel
steering
arm in certain types
of steering
systems.
Thinwall tube
pressed
into
cylinder
bore
Lubrication
system where
all
oil
is
scavenged from
the sump,
and returned
to
a separate tank.
See Generator.
Terminal,
part
oÍ
an
electrical
compo-
nent,
such
as
the
points
or'Electrodes'
oÍ a sparking
plug.
In lead-acid
car batteries
a solution
of
sulphuric
acid
and distilled
water.
The
axial
movement
between
associated
paÍts,
end
play.
Extreme
pressure.
In
lubricants,
special
grades
Íor
heavily loaded
bearing
surÍaces,
such
as
gear
teeth in
a
gearbox,
or
crownwheel
and
pinion
in
a
rear
axle.
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