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2. Wiper seal - Wikipedia

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   A wiper seal is an axial seal that creates a seal while allowing a reciprocating shaft to pass through the seal's inner bore. Wiper seals are often used for fluid containment and to prevent dirt from entering a reciprocating shaft mechanism.

3. Motorcycle fork - Wikipedia

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   The Earles fork is a variety of leading link fork where the pivot point is behind the front wheel, which is the basis of the Earles' patent. [3] Patented by Englishman Ernest Earles in 1953, the design is constructed of light tubing, with conventional 'shock absorbers' mounted near the front axle. The Earles fork has a very small wheelbase ...

4. Motorcycle suspension - Wikipedia

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   The fork tubes must be mirror-smooth to seal the fork oil inside the fork. Some fork tubes, especially on early roadsters and off-road motorcycles, are enclosed in concertina plastic/rubber protective "gaiters". "Upside-down" (USD) forks, also known as inverted forks, are installed inverted compared with conventional telescopic forks.

5. Special Warfare insignia - Wikipedia

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   Speciality mark for Special Warfare Operator (SO) Navy SEAL receiving the pin after graduating training. The Special Warfare insignia, also known as the "SEAL Trident" or its popular nickname in the Navy community, "The Budweiser", [1] recognizes those members of the United States Navy who have completed the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, completed SEAL Qualification Training (SQT ...

6. Headset (bicycle part) - Wikipedia

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   Threaded forks necessitate that the threads on the steerer only use the top 25–51 mm (1–2 in), therefore the forks are sold in varying lengths. If there is a need to use a fork that is too long, meaning the fork steerer is not threaded down far enough, a bicycle mechanic can use a die to extend the threads. This is not recommended if the ...

7. Bicycle fork - Wikipedia

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   At the bottom of the fork, fork ends hold the wheel. Usually, either the axle is bolted to the fork, or a quick release skewer passes through a hollow axle, clamping the axle to the fork. A bicycle dropout (drop out, frame end, or fork end), is a slot in a frame or fork where the axle of the wheel is attached.