tie-rod

Noun

Meaning

A rod used as a tie. See Tie.

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tie rod

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A tie rod is a slender structural unit used as a tie and (in most applications) capable of carrying tensile loads only. Source: Internet

The working strength of a tie rod is the product of the allowable working stress and the rod's minimum cross-sectional area. Source: Internet

Often rods are upset (made thicker at the ends) so that the tie rod does not become weaker when threads are cut into it. Source: Internet

They differ from the archetypal tie rod by both pushing and pulling (operating in both tension and compression). Source: Internet

“If a tie rod end is loose,” he continued, “I foresee the vehicle driving itself to be serviced to make sure the customers utilizing that vehicle are safe and the company is not liable.” Source: Internet

When you turn your steering wheel, it transfers that movement through several steering components till the tie rod ends push or pull the wheels to make them turn. Source: Internet

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