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2. Center cap - Wikipedia

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   Ford Explorer Center Cap (1999 - 2001), shown mounted to a cast aluminum wheel. A center cap, or centercap is a decorative disk on an automobile wheel that covers a central portion of the wheel. Early center caps for automobiles were small and primarily served the purpose of keeping dirt away from the spindle nut and wheel bearings of vehicles. [1]

3. Spinner (wheel) - Wikipedia

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   Spinner (wheel) The spinner on automobile wheels historically refers to knock-off hub nuts or center caps. They may be the actual, or intended to simulate, the design used on antique vehicles or vintage sports cars. A "spinner wheel" in contemporary usage is a type of hubcap or inner wheel ornament, that spins independently inside of a wheel ...

4. Boss 302 Mustang - Wikipedia

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   The Mustang Boss 302 is a high-performance 302 cu in (4.9 L) H.O. V8 -powered variant of the Ford Mustang originally produced by Ford in 1969 and 1970. Developed to meet homologation requirements to compete in Trans Am racing, it was Ford's response to the success of the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 in the 5 L (305.1 cu in) and under SCCA series since ...

5. Boss (engineering) - Wikipedia

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   Boss (engineering) Two bosses in the form of cylinders on a mechanical part. The cylinder to the right is filleted near its base. In engineering, a boss is a protruding feature on a workpiece. [1] A common use for a boss is to locate one object within a pocket or hole of another object. For instance, some motors use a precisely machined boss on ...

6. Hubcap - Wikipedia

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   Various automobile hubcaps. A hubcap or hub cap is a decorative disk on an automobile wheel that covers at minimum the central portion of the wheel, called the hub. [1] An automobile hubcap is used to cover the wheel hub and the wheel fasteners to reduce the accumulation of dirt and moisture. It also has the function of decorating the car. [2]

7. Steam locomotive components - Wikipedia

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   Each driving wheel supports its share of the locomotive's weight via leaf springs that connect the axle's journal box / axle box (40) to the frame. [3]: 28 Driving wheels Drivers (US+) Coupled wheels (UK+) Wheels coupled to the main/side rods, through which the power developed in the cylinders (24) is transformed into tractive power at the rails.