Hydraulic Steering Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• neutralizer valve : manufacturers use this valve on articulated machines to stop the turning action when the machine is fully turned.
• akerman angle : the angle between an imaginary point that extends from the centerline of the rear axle to the steering, or tie-rod, arms; or from a point midway between the rear axles of a tandem to the steering arms.
• articulated steer : a system that makes the vehicle’s two-piece frame pivot on a center hinge pin arrangement.
• crab steering : when both axles steer at the same time in the same direction to make the machine move diagonally.
• ground drive pump : part of the machine’s drive line that the wheels drive also drives this pump, which usually mounts on the transfer case.
• toein : when the forward inside edge of the tires are closer together than the rear inside edge.
• caster : it is the angle where the line intersects with a line drawn between the bottoms of the front and rear wheels (road surface).
• double rod : if the machine has one steering cylinder, it has this device where each of its rods attaches to a tie rod.
• toe angle : the inward or outward angle of the wheels, measured at the front.
• all wheel steer : the type of steering system that has front and rear steerable axles.
• conventional : a system in which both front wheels pivot either left or right to direct the front of the machine in the direction that the operator desires.
• orbital valve : another name for a steering control valve.
• camber : looking at one of the machine’s steering axle wheels from the front, it is the slight lean you see at the top in one direction or the other.
• kingpin : a shaft that is stationary in the steering axle on a non-drive axle.