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2. Tire maintenance - Wikipedia

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   Vehicles typically carry a spare tire, already mounted on a wheel rim, to be used in the event of a flat tire or blowout.Spare tires (sometimes called "doughnuts") for modern cars are smaller than regular tires (to save trunk space, weight and cost) and should not be used to drive very far before replacement with a full-size tire.

3. Spare tire - Wikipedia

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   A spare tire (or stepney in some countries [1]) is an additional tire (or tyre - see spelling differences) carried in a motor vehicle as a replacement for one that goes flat, has a blowout, or has another emergency. Spare tire is generally a misnomer, as almost all vehicles actually carry an entire wheel with a tire mounted on it as a spare ...

4. Transfer case - Wikipedia

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   Part-time/Manual, shift on the fly. A transfer case is an intermediate gearbox that transfers power from the transmission of a motor vehicle to the driven axles of four-wheel-drive, all-wheel-drive, and other multi-axled on- and off-road machines. A part of the vehicle's drivetrain, it employs drive shafts to mechanically deliver motive power.

5. All-wheel drive vehicle - Wikipedia

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   All-wheel drive. The Jeep Wrangler is a 4×4 four-wheel drive vehicle equipped with a low-range gearbox, which provides the driver with a selection between low range or high range gearing. Hayes WHDX 70-170 6×6 tractor. The 8×8 tractor unit of the HETS (heavy equipment transport system)

6. Burnout (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   Performing a burnout in a front wheel drive vehicle is usually achieved by engaging the parking brake to lock up the rear tires along with stomping the gas to break the front wheels loose. Mercedes-Benz DTM car burnout. To perform a burnout in a rear wheel drive vehicle the driver has to simultaneously engage the gas and brake pedals.

7. Flat tire - Wikipedia

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   A flat tire ( British English: flat tyre) is a deflated pneumatic tire, which can cause the rim of the wheel to ride on the tire tread or the ground potentially resulting in loss of control of the vehicle or irreparable damage to the tire. The most common cause of a flat tire is puncturing of the tire by a sharp object, such as a nail or pin ...