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gudgeon pin
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gudgeon pin
n.
See wrist pin.

gudgeon pin
n
(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Brit the pin through the skirt of a piston in an internal-combustion engine, to which the little end of the connecting rod is attached US and Canadian name wrist pin
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Noun1.gudgeon pin - pin joining a piston to a connecting rod
pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things


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Applications include camshafts, finger followers, finger shafts, gudgeon pins, pistons, tappets and valves, plus clutches, brakes and the inner tubes of a racing bike shock absorber.
Slightly lower peak cylinder pressure and rated speeds reduce load-rags on internal components like gudgeon pins and connecting rods, and fine-tuning of gudgeon pin offset has further reduced piston slap.
 
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