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Sentences with crosshead

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  • The crosshead guides the piston rod, protecting it from the sideways forces of the connecting rod.The hinge between the piston and connecting rod is placed outside the cylinder, in a large sliding bearing block called a crosshead.A crosshead is a block or bar between the piston and the connecting rod of an engine, that prevents the piston from moving from side to side and damaging the piston and cylinder.
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