Chapter 2 - Tools And Measuring Instruments Flashcards
Adjustable wrench
A wrench with a movable jaw that can be adjusted to fit different size bolts and nuts.
Allen wrench
A hexagonal (six-sided) wrench that fits into a recessed hexagonal hole. Used commonly with set screws.
Box-end wrench
A six or twelve sided wrench that completely encompasses a nut or a bolt head.
Combination slip-joint pliers
Pliers with adjustable jaws that are equipped with edges designed to cut soft metal wire.
Combination wrench
A wrench that has a box-end wrench on one end and open-end wrench on the other.
Compression tester
A gauge that measures the maximum air pressure in a combustion chamber.
Cylinder hone
A tool equipped with abrasive stones that is used to recondition moderately worn or freshly bored cylinders.
Diagonal side-cutting pliers
Pliers with cutting jaws for clipping soft metal wire.
Drift punch
A tapered punch used to align holes in mating parts.
Feeler gauge
A metal strip or blade finished to an accurate thickness and used for measuring the clearance between two parts. Feeler gauges ordinarily come in a set of different blades graduated by thickness by increments of .001.
File
A steel bar with rows of hardened shallow teeth used to deburr, smooth, shape, or sharpen metal.
Glaze breaker
A tool for removing the glossy surface finish in an engine cylinder.
Hacksaw
A thin-blade saw designed to cut through metal.
Lapping stick
A stick with a suction cup on the end; used to spin valves during lapping procedures.
Needle nose pliers
Pliers with long thin jaws.
Offset screwdriver
A screwdriver with offset shaft, designed to reach obstructed screws.
Open-end wrench
A wrench that grips a nut or bolt head on two sides.
Phillips screwdriver
A screwdriver designed to loosen and tighten Phillips screws.
Pin punch
A punched designed to drive straight pins, tapered pins, and roll pins into and out of holes.
Reamer
A cylinder cutting tool used to shave metal from the walls of a bore to enlarge it to a specific size.
Ridge reamer
An adjustable cutting tool designed to shave away the ridge that forms due to cylinder wear.
Ring compressor
A tool that is tightened around a piston to compress the rings so the piston can be installed in the cylinder.
Ring expander
A pliers-like tool that expands piston rings without distorting them.
Ring spreader/expander
A pliers-like tool that expands piston rings and without distorting them.
Safe file
A file that does not have teeth cut into its edges.
Socket set
A collection of socket wrenches.
Spark tester
A test instrument used to determine whether the ignition system is producing enough voltage to create a spark at the spark plug.
Tachometer
A device for measuring and indicating the rotational speed of an engine.
Torque
An effort devoted toward twisting or turning.
Torque wrench
A special wrench with a built-in indicator to measure the applied turning force.
Tubing wrench
A wrench that is similar to a box-end wrench, but has an opening so the wrench can be used on metal tubing connection fittings.
Valve spring compressor
A tool that compress a valve spring so the spring retainer can be removed.
Vise-grips
Locking pliers.
