Glossary “receiver” Definition:
1). Term sometimes used for drier, receiver drier, or receiver dehydrator. 2). A container for the temporary storage of liquid refrigerant.
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recall
Glossary “recall” Definition:
A notice issued by the vehicle manufacturer that a certain make and model vehicle should be returned to the dealer for a correction of a suspected or known problem.
rec
Glossary “rec” Definition:
Acronym form of Receiver.
RECAL
Glossary “RECAL” Definition:
Calibration adjustment.
rebound bumps
Glossary “rebound bumps” Definition:
Rubber bumpers attached to the lower control arm or chassis that come into use when the suspension reaches the full limit of its travel.
rebound clip
Glossary “rebound clip” Definition:
Metal clamps placed at three or four internals around multi-leaved springs to prevent the leaves from becoming separated on rebound.
rebound travel
Glossary “rebound travel” Definition:
The downward movement of a wheel from its normal position when the spring and shock are expanding, as the sudden drop of a wheel into a depression and a weight transfer away from the wheel.
rebound valve
Glossary “rebound valve” Definition:
Calibrated piston valve mounted on the shock piston that provides variable resistance to fluid flow during rebound.
rebuild
Glossary “rebuild” Definition:
See remanufactured.
rebuilt transmission
Glossary “rebuilt transmission” Definition:
Assembly which has been throughly dismantled, cleaned and inspected, and which can be expexted to deliver performance and life equal to or better than a new transmission of the same make and model.
rebore
Glossary “rebore” Definition:
To increase the diameter of a cylinder.
rebound
Glossary “rebound” Definition:
The outward extension of the springs and shocks in a vehicle suspension system. The downward travel of the suspension.
reassembly
Glossary “reassembly” Definition:
Putting the disassembled parts of a device back togther, replacing those parts as necessary.
rear suspension rebound stop
Glossary “rear suspension rebound stop” Definition:
A function of the rear shocks as they limit the distance the rear-axle assembly can move downward.
rear vacuum brake
Glossary “rear vacuum brake” Definition:
Used to control choke operation during cold engine conditions
rear wheel anti-lock brakes (RWAL)
Glossary “rear wheel anti-lock brakes (RWAL)” Definition:
A two-wheel ABS used on the rear wheels of GM and Daimler Chrysler light-duty pickup trucks and some SUVs. Kelsy-Hayes designed system.
rear wheel drive
Glossary “rear wheel drive” Definition:
A drivetrain layout that provides power to the rear wheels only. Often referred to an rear drive.
rear suspension coil spring
Glossary “rear suspension coil spring” Definition:
A coil spring that is used in the rear suspension system.
rear spring shackle
Glossary “rear spring shackle” Definition:
A device bolted to a rubber bushing in the rear main leaf eye, and having an upper shackle bolt that extends through a similar rubber bushing in the rear-spring hanger, providing fore and aft movement with variations in spring length.
rear steer
Glossary “rear steer” Definition:
Steering gear that is positioned behind the front-wheel centerline.