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2. Ball joint - Wikipedia

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   A typical ball joint with cutaway view (right) An inner tie rod end cut open to expose the ball joint. In an automobile, ball joints are spherical bearings that connect the control arms to the steering knuckles, and are used on virtually every automobile made. [1] They bionically resemble the ball-and-socket joints found in most tetrapod ...

3. Mechanical joint - Wikipedia

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   In an automobile, ball joints are spherical bearings that connect the control arms to the steering knuckles. They are used on virtually every automobile made [4] and work similarly to the ball-and-socket design of the human hip joint. [5] A ball joint consists of a bearing stud and socket enclosed in a casing; all these parts are made of steel ...

4. Hotchkiss drive - Wikipedia

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   In the Hotchkiss drive, slip-splines or a plunge-type [clarification needed] (ball and trunnion u-joint) eliminate thrust transmitted back up the driveshaft from the axle, allowing simple rear-axle positioning using parallel leaf springs. In the torque-tube type, this thrust is taken by the torque tube to the transmission and thence to the ...

5. Rod end bearing - Wikipedia

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   A rod end bearing, also known as a heim joint (N. America) or rose joint (U.K. and elsewhere), is a mechanical articulating joint. Such joints are used on the ends of control rods, steering links , tie rods , or anywhere a precision articulating joint is required, and where a clevis end (which requires perfect 90-degree alignment between the ...

6. List of Ford factories - Wikipedia

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   Ford Transit Ford Ranger (T6) Joint venture 75% owned by Ford and 25% owned by Song Cong Diesel Company. Halewood Transmission: Halewood, Merseyside: England, UK: 710 Ford MT75 transmission Ford MT82 transmission Ford IB5 transmission Ford iB6 transmission PTO Transmissions Formerly part of the Getrag Ford Transmission joint venture. Returned ...

7. Lincoln MKZ - Wikipedia

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   The Zephyr uses a coil-over damper, short- and long-arm front suspension with double-ball-joint control arms while the rear suspension is an independent multi-link design with lower control arms and a 17 mm (0.7 in) stabilizer bar. Spring rates, bushings, and dampers have been specially tuned for the Zephyr to provide excellent ride comfort ...

8. Ford Falcon (EA) - Wikipedia

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   This allowed for longer shocks, optimised ball joint location, improved geometry control, and dramatically improved front end response over the XF Falcon. Standard suspension was fitted to all Falcon and Fairmont models. The Falcon S lowered ride height by 26 mm (1.0 in) and increased spring and shock rates with larger stabiliser bars.

9. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company - Wikipedia

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   The report went on to indicate that Ford also had been complicit, stating that The Ford Motor Company had instructed Firestone to add a nylon ply to the tires it manufactured in Venezuela for additional strength and that Ford had made suspension changes to the Explorer model available in Venezuela. Ford did not specify adding the nylon ply for ...