In mechanical terms, wear of a component that exceeds designed limits; wear causes by overloading a part that is in an out-of-balance condition, resulting in lower-than-normal life expectancy of the part being subjected to the adverse operating condition.
Spring steel rod wound into a coil that supports the vehicles weight while allowing suspension movement.
The large in the connecting rod that connects to the drive shaft.
The eccentric on a camshaft that acts on lifters or followers in turn, other valvetrain components as the camshaft is rotated, to open the intake exhaust valves.