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2. Car hydraulics - Wikipedia

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   The first documented custom car with Hydraulics was in 1958 when Jim Logue of Long Beach California installed them in his custom 1954 Ford the “Fab X”. In 1959 Ron Aguirre of Rialto California installed hydraulics in his custom 1956 corvette the X Sonic and shortly thereafter, Aguirre began installing Hydraulic lifts in many custom cars in ...

3. Jack (device) - Wikipedia

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   Jack which can lift a mobile home. A jack is a mechanical lifting device used to apply great forces or lift heavy loads. A mechanical jack employs a screw thread for lifting heavy equipment. A hydraulic jack uses hydraulic power. [1] The most common form is a car jack, floor jack or garage jack, which lifts vehicles so that maintenance can be ...

4. Engine crane - Wikipedia

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   Chain hoists are ceiling-mounted engine cranes that are often slower than hydraulic hoists and electric chain hoists. [4] Chain hoists utilize a system of gears and chains to multiply forces that are produced when the operator is pulling the chain to lift the engine. A braking system prevents the engine from unintentionally lowering by the user ...

5. Hoist (device) - Wikipedia

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   Hoist atop an elevator. A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift-wheel around which rope or chain wraps. It may be manually operated, electrically or pneumatically driven and may use chain, fiber or wire rope as its lifting medium.

6. Hydraulic tappet - Wikipedia

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   A hydraulic tappet, also known as a hydraulic valve lifter or hydraulic lash adjuster, is a device for maintaining zero valve clearance in an internal combustion engine. Conventional solid valve lifters require regular adjusting to maintain a small clearance between the valve and its rocker or cam follower. This space prevents the parts from ...

7. Tappet - Wikipedia

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   A hydraulic tappet, also known as a "hydraulic valve lifter" and "hydraulic lash adjuster", contains a small hydraulic piston that becomes filled with pressurised engine oil. [4] [11] The piston acts as a hydraulic spring that automatically adjusts the tappet clearance according to the oil pressure. Although the movements of the piston are ...