wrist pin
Americannoun
noun
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a cylindrical boss or pin attached to the side of a wheel parallel with the axis, esp one forming a bearing for a crank
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Also called (esp in Britain): gudgeon pin. the pin through the skirt of a piston in an internal-combustion engine, to which the little end of the connecting rod is attached
Etymology
Origin of wrist pin
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The pistons are supplied in a Kit Package that includes rings, wrist pin and circlips.�
From Time Magazine Archive
The wrist pin member is a simple cylindrical element that fits the bosses closely, and it may be either hollow or solid stock.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred
When he starts up, ten to one the wrist pin heats and he stops and loosens it up and then it knocks.
From Rough and Tumble Engineering by Maggard, James H.
Where the connecting rod is clamped to the wrist pin and that member oscillates in the piston bosses the wear will usually be indicated on bronze bushings which are pressed into the piston bosses.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred
The upper end of the connecting rod may be one piece, because the wrist pin can be introduced after it is in place between the bosses of the piston.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred
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