Braking System
Balls are used to seal the hydraulic brake lines to ensure no leakage.
Balls need to be defect and contamination free for this safety application.
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Door Lock Bearings
Many automotive door locks use small bearing retainers with balls to assist in the rotation of the locking mechanism.
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Engine Plug Ball
During the manufacturing of large cast engine parts a number of holes are drilled as access areas for machining. Once the casting is completed these holes are plugged with precision balls.
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Fuel Injection Valve Balls
Many precision balls are used in automotive valve applications to regulate the flow of air such as in fuel injection valves.
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Gas Tank Check Balls
Stainless steel balls are often used in the check valves installed in automotive gas tanks to ensure no gasoline is spilled in a rollover incident.
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Seat Adjuster Bearings
Custom bearing assemblies are used in many special automotive seating applications such as "stow and go".
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Seat Belt Retractor Balls
Precision balls are used in the pre-tensioning device of seat belt retractors.
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Seat Track Rail Bearings
Seat Track Rail Ball Bearings facilitate a smooth and quiet sliding action of the automotive seat rail mechanism to move the seat forward or backward. Several incremental ball sizes are generally used to compensate for variations in the stamped or rolled form rails. Loose balls or bearing retainer assemblies with balls and/or rollers are commonly used.
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Shift Mechanism Dowel Pins
Pins provide the pivoting mechanical connection in shifting mechanisms.
Pins are typically used in both automatic and manual shifting mechanisms.
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Slide-out Video Bearings
These are miniature linear bearings that are installed in rails in the back of the rear view mirror. When the transmission is in reverse a video screen attached to the rails slides out to view what is in back of the vehicle. This was the earliest application for the rear view camera. Today most vehicles have the screen mounted in the nav station.
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Sliding Door Mechanism Bearings
Various types of ball bearings are used to facilitate the linear movement of the sliding doors installed in many vans, SUV’s and utility vehicles.
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Steering Column Bearings
Precision ball bearings and many custom bearing assemblies are installed in automotive steering columns to allow the steering wheel to rotate freely.
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Tripod Ball – CV Joint
Balls are used to seal the hydraulic brake lines to ensure no leakage.
It transfers uniform torque and constant speed, despite changes in angle, enabling consistent transmission of power
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Trunk Release Bearings
Vehicles with automatic trunk openers often use ball bearings to aid in the opening of the trunk with a smooth and quiet motion.
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