Dictionary of Automotive Terms Abbreviations

DICTIONARY OF AUTOMOTIVE TERMS - "Li"

LI: Acronym for Load index

Liability: An amount payable in money or by future services to be rendered.

Libre: See
Allure Libre

Licence: Alternate spelling for License.

License: Alternate spelling for Licence. Document giving official permission to do something.
Also See
Class E Drivers License
Driving License
Personalized license
Personal license
Rear license plate lamp
Rear license plate light
Road fund License

Licensed Weight: The maximum gross weight (vehicle plus cargo) a vehicle is licensed to carry.

License plate: A plate (issued by a government) located on the back (and sometimes also the front) of a vehicle showing its registration. The British term is number plate.

License plate frame: A metal or plastic cover which surrounds and protects the outside of a license plate. Some of them feature the name of a car dealership, state or province, while others have a series of lights surrounding it.

License plate lamp: See
Rear license plate lamp

License plate light: See
Rear license plate light

Licensing Agency: See
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Licensing Center: See
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Center

Lid: See
Deck lid
Hood
Skid lid
Trunk lid

Lien: The right to hold another's goods or property until a claim is met.
Also see
Mechanic's lien.

Life: See
Pot Life
Service life
Shelf life
Stack Life

Lifeboat: A boat which is used when the ship is in danger and has to be abandoned

Life Monitor: See
Oil Life Monitor

Lift

The action of the rear end of the vehicle to rise during braking.
The amount by which a poppet valve rises when opened.

Also See
Valve lift
The aerodynamic force caused by greater pressure above the car than below it and having the effect of loss of traction and stability; (counteracted by a suitable spoiler).
The force that pulls a wind turbine blade, as opposed to drag.
Maximum distance valve head is raise off its seat.
A device for raising equipment into a vehicle, e.g., a scooter lift will raise a scooter from the ground, swing it around and place it in the back of a van.

Also See
Anti-lift
Fork lift
High lift rocker arm
Hydraulic lift
Rear end lift
Scissors Lift
Suction lift
Valve lift
Wheelchair lift
Window Lift

Lift Axle

An extra, unpowered axle needed only when the vehicle is loaded, allowing it to meet federal and state vehicle weight standards. The lift axle is mounted to an air spring suspension that raises the axle when it is not required.
An air-powered axle which, when lowered, will both convert a vehicle into a multi-axle unit and provide greater load carrying capacity.

Also see
Air Lift Axle

Liftback station wagon: Liftback station wagon

Small cars came in station wagon form too. The idea was the same as bigger versions, but the conventional tailgate was replaced by a single lift-up hatch. For obvious reasons, compact and subcompact wagons had only two seats instead of the three that had been available in many full-size models.

Lifter: See
Fog Lifter
Hydraulic valve lifter
Piston lifter
Roller tappets
Tappets
Valve lifter
Valve spring lifter

Lifter foot: The part of the lifter that contacts the camshaft

Liftgate: The rear opening of a station wagon or hatchback which opens from the bottom and hinges at the top. The British term is tailgate.

Lifting

Etching in which the paint surface is roughened or disintegrated in small patches or a wide area because of an attack from bird droppings, soap deposits, industrial fallout, etc.
Softening and penetration of an adhesive film by the solvents or plasticizing oils of another film, which result in raising, wrinkling and loss of adhesion
The taking on cargoes of oil or refined product at the terminal or transshipment point by tankers and barges

Lifting platform take-up point: Any of the lifting points specified by the manufacturer for supporting the car on a lifting platform. Only the points specified provide the rigidity required to lift the car without damaging adjacent components

Lift Layer: A compacted thickness of material placed by a piece of equipment in a single pass.

Lift Off Container: A cargo container that is loaded and unloaded with a crane, most cargo containers are of this type, the exceptions are roll-offs and the air freight container.

Liftoff effect: In eddy-current testing; severe signal changes associated with small changes in distance between probe and test item

Lift pump: See
Fuel pump

Lift rocker arm: See
High lift rocker arm

Lift-The-Dot fastener: A registered trade name for a Snap fastener

Lift-throttle oversteer: A handling characteristic that causes the rear tires to lose some of their cornering grip when the throttle is released during hard cornering.

Lift truck: See
Fork lift.

Light

Something that is easy to operate.
Something that has relatively little weight.
A vehicle's window, esp. the rear window called a Backlight.
An illumination device.
A British term for window.

Also See
Auxiliary brake light
Auxiliary driving light
Back-up light
Backlight
Boundary Lights
Brake light
Brake warning light
Check Engine Light
Check engine warning light
Chicken Lights
Coolant level warning light
Courtesy light
Daytime running lights
Direction indicator warning light
Dome light
Driving light
Dummy lights
Engine oil level warning light
Fog light
Gas discharge light
Gooseneck map light
Handbrake warning light
Headlight
High-mounted brake light
Idiot light
Indicator light
Interior light switch
Interior light
Level Warning Light
Malfunction Indicator Light
Map light
Marker light
Masthead light
Oil pressure warning light
Opera light
Parkbrake warning light
Parking light
Park light
Pillar light
Quantity Of Light
Quarter Light
Quarter light filler panel
Rear fog light
Rear license plate light
Rear light surround
Reversing light
Seat belt warning light
Shift Indicator Light
Side marker light
Signal light warning light
Signal light
Sodium Lights
SRS warning light
Stop light
Strobe light
Tail light
Test light
Timing light
Traffic light
Trouble-shooting light
Warning light
Xenon Timing Light

Light-alloy piston: See
Alloy piston

Light-alloy wheel: See
Alloy wheel

Lightbar: A bar with a series of lights (driving lights, fog lights, and/or spot lights) mounted on it. The bar is mounted either on the front of the vehicle or on its roof.

Light box: See
Tail light box

Light braking: The action of applying the brakes gently and intermittently. Opposite to Heavy braking

Light bulb: A manmade source of light. The term is often used when referring to a Bulb or Tube

Light cable: Cable which does not require high strength. Opposite to Heavy cable

Light clutch: Having a smooth or easy operation, e.g., requiring little effort to push down the pedal on cars and trucks; or squeeze the lever on motorcycles. Opposite to Heavy clutch

Light Crude: Crude oil with a low specific gravity and high API gravity due to the presence of a high proportion of light hydrocarbon fractions and low metallic compound.

Light displacement: The displacement in tons of the ship complete with all outfit, equipment, and machinery on board but excluding all fuel, water in tanks, cargo, stores, passengers, dunnage, and the crew and their effects. The light condition displacement includes the lubricating oil for the machinery and water in the boilers at steaming level. Also called light weight.

Light-duty: Something that is built for light loads or non-severe use. Opposite to Heavy-duty

Light-duty truck: A vehicle weighing less than 10,000 lbs. Compare Heavy-duty truck and Medium-duty truck

Light-duty vehicle: (LDV) A passenger car, motorcycle, or small truck weighing less than 8,500 lbs

Light emitting diode: Used in taillights in place of bulbs because of their low power usage, durability, and brightness.

Light Ends: The more volatile products of petroleum refining; e.g., Butane, Propane, Gasoline.

Lightened valve: See
Lightened valves.

Lightened valves: Valves in which all possible metal has been ground away to reduce weight. This will allow higher rpm without Valve float.

Lighter

An electric, push-button device on the dash which, when depressed, produces a red-hot filament for lighting cigarettes, etc.
A flat-bottomed boat for transporting cargo between ship and shore.

Also See
Cigarette Lighter
Cigar lighter

Lighter aboard ship: (LASH) small barges for carrying cargo between ship and shore

Light-fast: Something unaffected by light

Light filler panel: See
Quarter light filler panel

Light-footed: A term used to describe a mode of driving which uses gentle pressure on the accelerator, thus maximizing fuel economy

Light gas oils: Liquid petroleum distillates heavier than Naphtha, with an approximate boiling range from 205°C to 343°C.

Lighting: See
Auxiliary lighting
Back Lighting

Lighting-up hours: The period commencing one half-hour after sunset on any day and expiring one half-hour before sunrise on the next day.

Light-off temperature: The temperature at which a catalytic converter achieves a 50% conversion rate; typically near 250°C

Light oil: Lighter fuel oils distilled off during the refining process. Virtually all petroleum used in internal combustion and gas-turbine engines is light oil. Includes fuel oil numbers 1 and 2, Kerosene, and jet fuel.

Light paint: Thinly coated. Opposite to Heavy paint

Light panel: See
Rear light surround
Rear panel

Light rail: An electric railway with a light volume traffic capacity compared to heavy rail. Light rail may use exclusive or shared rights-of-way, high or low platform loading, and multi-car trains or single cars. Also known as street car, trolley car, and tramway.

Light Rapid Transit: (LRT) Fast efficient travel via light rail or guided bus.

Light sheet metal: Thin sheet metal for average use.

Lights-on reminder: A buzzer, chime, or voice which alerts you that you have left the car lights on upon shutting the engine off.

Light steering: Having an easy operation, e.g., requiring little effort to turn the steering wheel

Light surround: See
Rear light surround

Light switch: See
Interior light switch
Brake Light Switch

Light traffic: A road with few moving vehicles. Opposite to Heavy traffic

Light truck

A vehicle weighing less than 14,000 lbs.
Typically a vehicle under 3 tons, which includes pickups, passenger vans, and most 4WD vehicles and for which one does not need a special license. Compare HGV
Department of Transportation definition: All single unit two-axle, four-tire trucks, including pickup trucks, sports utility vehicles, vans, motor homes, etc.
Energy Information definition: all trucks weighing 8,500 pounds or less.

Light unit: See
Lamp unit

Light Valve: See
Warning Light Valve

Light van: Typically a vehicle under 3 tons, which includes pickups, passenger vans, and most 4wd vehicles and for which one does not need a special license. Compare HGV

Light vehicles: Passenger cars and light trucks.

Light warning light: See
Signal light warning light

Light water: Ordinary water: (H₂O), as distinguished from heavy water or deuterium oxide: (D2O).

Light weight: See
Light displacement

Lignum Vitae: A hard, heavy wood from a tropical American tree found in the West Indies. It is used in the head of a mallet.

Limber hole: A small drain hole or slot in a frame or plate for the purpose of preventing water or oil from collecting

Limit: The performance limit of a car's chassis, tires, etc.; typically experienced during sharp cornering at high speeds.

Also See
Cornering limit
Elastic Limit
Emission Limit
Fatigue limit
Knock limit
Lean Authority Limit Switch
Lower Explosive Limit
Particulate emission limit
Self-cleaning limit
Speed limit

Limit control

A control that automatically responds to changes in temperature, pressure, flow or level for limiting the operation of the controlled equipment. This device is not considered an operating control.
Control used to open or close electrical circuits as temperature or pressure limits are reached.

Limit cycle control: See
Closed-loop fuel control

Limited grade: See
Traction limited grade

Limited-slip axle/center differential: See
Variable limited-slip axle/center differential

Limited slip differential: An axle differential or central differential incorporating a locking or slip-limiting mechanism to counter wheel spin. Limited slip means that some power is always applied to each of the wheels, even when one of them is on a slippery surface like ice or mud.

Also See
Limited-slip differential
Multiple-disc limited-slip differential
Torque sensitive limited slip differential

Limited-slip differential: A Differential unit designed to provide superior Traction by transferring driving Torque, when one wheel is spinning, to the wheel that is not slipping. A Cone or Clutch disc locks the two independent axle shafts together so that they both turn at the same time. There is a minimal amount of slippage (thus the name limited-slip) to allow for differential action.

Limited-speed Motorcycle

In Canada, a limited-speed motorcycle can be operated with any class of driver's license. Learners require a Class 6 or Class 8 motorcycle learner's license. Limited-speed motorcycles cannot be operated with any other type of learner's license.
A limited-speed motorcycle has
1. a motor with a piston displacement of 50 cc or less, or a power source that produces a maximum of 1.5 kW
2. a power drive system that does not require clutching or shifting after the drive system is engaged
3. a maximum speed of 70 km/h on level ground
4. a maximum weight of 95 kg
5. wheels with a diameter of at least 254 mm

Limiter: See
Engine speed limiter
Idle Limiter
Low-side Pressure Limiter
Pressure Limiter
Thermal Limiter
Torque limiter
Vent Limiter

Limiter Cap: See
Idle Limiter Cap

Limiting valve: See
Pressure limiting valve

Limits of adhesion

A term used by sports car enthusiasts to describe the point of which a car begins to lose grip on the road while making a turn in a curve.
The ability of a vehicle to respond to an emergency situation such as roads covered in rain, oil, or ice by steering or braking when needed.

Limit Switch: See
Lean Authority Limit Switch

Limit Value: See
Threshold Limit Value

Limo: Abbreviation for Limousine.

Also See
Stretch limo

Limousine: Limousine

The literal meaning is a cloak. In France, Limousine means any passenger vehicle. An early dictionary defined limousine as an auto with a permanently enclosed compartment for 3-5, with a roof projecting over a front driver's seat. However, modern dictionaries drop the separate compartment idea and refer to limousines as large luxury autos, often chauffeur-driven. Some have a movable division window between the driver and passenger compartments, but that isn't a requirement.
Also See
Stretch limo

Limp home: See
Limp-home mode

Limp-home mode

A standby circuit which allows a vehicle with electronic system trouble to be driven home slowly.
When a vehicle is operated by an unauthorized person, an alarm system will shut down some engine functions so that the vehicle's maximum speed will be greatly reduced thus making the vehicle useless to the thief and/or easily recovered.
A feature of Cadillac's Northstar engine that even when it has run out of coolant, the car can be driven at moderate speeds.

Limp-in: See
Limp home

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A vehicle brand of the Ford Motor Company founded in 1917 of which all L, K, KA, and KB, 1941 168H, and 1942 268H models are Classic cars. The 1952-54 Capri models are Milestone cars. Includes the following models Aviator (2003-05), Blackwood (2002), Capri (1952-1959), Continental (1961-2002), Cosmopolitan (1949-1954), Custom (1941-1942, 1955), K-series (1931-1939), Lido (1950-1951), Lincoln (1946-1951), Lincoln-Zephyr (1936-1942), Lincoln-Zephyr Continental (1940-1942, 1946-1948), LS (2000-06), L-series (1920-1930), Mark LT (2006-2008), Mark Series (1956-1998), Mark VII (19__-92), Mark VIII (1993-98), MKX (2007), MKZ (2007-08), Navigator (1998-2008), Navigator L (2007-08), Premiere (1956-1960), Sport (1949-1951), Town Car (1981-2007), Versailles (1977-1980), and Zephyr (2006)

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Lincoln Continental

A vehicle brand of which the 1925-1948 models are Classic cars. The 1946-48, 1961-64 models are Milestone cars. The 1958-60, 1965-67 Convertibles are Milestone cars. The 1961-67 Custom Limos (Lehman Peterson) models are Milestone cars.

Line: The path through a corner that best accommodates a late braking point, a high cornering Speed, and the fastest-possible exit speed out of a corner.

Also See
Air line
Assembly line
Balanced Line
Battery fill line
Belt line
Brake line
Buff line
Character Line
Cutting line
Delivery Lines
Discharge Line
Driveline
Equalizer Line
Feed line
Fuel Line
Fuel return line
High Pressure Line
Inlet line
International load line certificate
Liquid Line
Load line
Margin line
Model line
Mooring line
Off-line
Oil Bleed Line
On-line
Painting line
Plan lines
Pressure Sensing Line
Production line
Product line
Quarter Lines
Quarter-wave Line
Red line
Saturn AuraGreen Line
Shut line
Single-Circuit Line
Stress line
Suction line
Supply Line
Surge Line
Swage line
Vacuum Brake Supply Line
Vapor Lines
White line
Yellow line

Linear: Trucker slang for Extra powerful amplifier used to increase CB transmitter output as in "I want to buy me a million watt linear".

Linear-ball bearing: A bearing that has several balls where a few of them at a time ride along a flat channel and give support.

Linear lamp: See
Festoon bulb

Linear pull brakes: A generic term for a V-Brake. Shimano owns the copyright on V-Brake so any component company which makes a brake similar to Shimano's must use this term to describe it.

Linear source lamp: See
Festoon bulb

Linear wiper system: A system in which the wiper arm is attached both at the top and bottom and, instead of describing the usual arc, is guided in a straight line from one side of the windshield to the other

Line certificate: See
International load line certificate

Line pressure: Line pressure is fed to the shifting components when they are to be applied; it increases in proportion to engine speed and is the highest pressure in the hydraulic control system

Liner

A thin section placed between two parts, such as a replaceable Cylinder liner in an engine. Wet liners are the complete Cylinder wall where the outside of the liner makes up part of the Cooling system to allow Coolant circulation. Dry liners are pressed into the block and are not surrounded by Coolant.
A cargo ship which sails between regular ports of call on a schedule.

Also See
Bonnet liner
Cylinder liner
Dry Liner
Hood liner
Inner liner
Ocean liner blast horn
Wet Liner

Liner blast horn: See
Ocean liner blast horn

Line spanner: See
Flare nut wrench

Lines, plan: The plans that show the shape or form of the ship

Line voltage: Voltage supplied by the power company or voltage supplied as input to the device

Lining

The interior trim, e.g., of doors and convertible tops.
A friction material (e.g., on brake shoes, brake discs, clutch disc, and automatic transmission brake bands).
A special friction material with which brake shoes or brake pads are lined. It takes the wear when the brake shoe is forced against the drum or rotor.

Also See
Bonded brake lining
Bonded Lining
Brake lining
Clutch lining
Friction lining
Glaze Lining
Integrally Molded Linings
Mold Bonded Linings
Organic Linings
Riveted brake lining
Riveted Linings
Semi-metallic Lining
Synthetic Lining

Lining fade: Brake fade caused by a drop in the brake lining coefficient of friction as a result of excessive heat.

Lining table: The outermost part of the brake shoe that supports the brake lining friction material.

Lining Wear Sensor: See
Brake Lining Wear Sensor

Linishing: Smoothing sheet metal using power tools, e.g., with an angle grinder and emery belt or grinding disk. Typical applications are dressing of weld joints and removal of flaking rust to clean up repair areas prior to welding

Link: A Suspension member that has a single Diagnostic link Diaphragm link Drag link, Half link Inter-cell link Joint at each end

Also See
Chain Quick Link
Diagnostic Link
Diaphragm Link
Drag Link
Fusible Link
Half Link
Inter-cell Link
Jet Link
Lateral link
Leading link
Master link
Offset link
Parallel trailing link suspension
Quick Link
Repair Link
Semi-trailing link
Stabilizer link
Suspension link
Toe control link
Trailing link
Transverse link
Watts link

Linkage: Any series of rods, Yokes, levers, bars or links used to transmit motion from one unit to another.

Also See
Center steering linkage
Gearchange linkage
Parallelogram steering linkage
Progressive linkage
Shifter linkage
Shift linkage
Steering linkage
Watt linkage

Linkage power steering: A linkage-type, power-assisted steering system in which a conventional manual system is assisted by hydraulic or pneumatic effort applied directly to a steering linkage such as a relay lever or track rod

Linking cable: See
Stirrup cable

Link Connector: See
Data Link Connector

Link suspension: See
Parallel trailing link suspension

Lip: The edge of a sheet metal panel folded at right angles to the basic panel contours; often used to mount the panel to an adjacent panel, e.g., for spot welding

Lip molding: The molding connecting the outer edge of the fender to the inner fender panel or fender well

Lip seal with garter spring: See
Radial shaft seal

Liquefied: A product that is normally solid or a gas but has been pulverized into a liquid state.

Liquefied natural gas

(LNG)

Natural gas (primarily methane) that has been condensed to a liquid by reducing its temperature cryogenically to -162°C at atmospheric pressure.
Methane, possible future alternative fuel for spark ignition engines

Liquefied petroleum gas: (LPG) A mixture of low-boiling hydrocarbons found in natural gas and produced from crude oil. It exists in a liquid state at ambient temperatures when under moderate pressures: (less than 1.5 MPa. Major components are Propane (min. 85% content in the U.S.), Butane, Propylene, Ethane, Ethylene Butylene, Isobutane, and Isobutylene. It is used principally as a feedstock for the chemical industry, home heating fuel, and motor vehicle fuel.

Liquefied refinery gases: (LRG) Liquefied petroleum gases fractionated from refinery or still gases. Through compression and/or refrigeration, they are retained in the liquid state. The reported categories are ethane/ethylene, Propane/Propylene, normal Butane/Butylene, and Isobutane/Isobutylene. Excludes Still gas.

Liquefier: See
Air Liquefier

Liquid

Any substance which assumes the shape of the vessel in which it is placed without changing Volume.
Substance whose molecules move freely among themselves, but do not tend to separate like those of gases.
Any material which has a fluidity greater than that of 300 penetration asphalt when tested in accordance with ASTM Test for Penetration for Bituminous Materials. When not otherwise identified, the term liquid shall include both flammable and combustible liquids.

Also see
Flammable Liquid
Natural Gas Liquids
Production Plant Liquids
Volatile Liquid

Liquid absorbent: Chemical in liquid form which has the property to take on or absorb other fluids.

Liquid ballast: A form of Ballasting which uses a liquid -- usually water mixed with calcium chloride to prevent freezing and increase specific gravity.

Also See
Dry ballast

Liquid collector: A medium-temperature solar thermal collector, employed predominantly in water heating, which uses pumped liquid as the heat-transfer medium.

Liquid-cooled: An engine that is cooled by the passage of water or oil. The opposite is air-cooled

Liquid desuperheater: Valve that permits small flow of refrigerant to enter low side of systems to cool suction gas.

Liquide Hydraulique Minérale: (LHM) A green hydraulic fluid used by Citroën for some of their suspension systems

Liquid gasket: A room temperature vulcanizing gasket sealer (from a tube)

Liquid honing: A metal finishing process by forcing a stream of liquid, in which a very fine abrasive is suspended, against the surface to be finished.

Liquids in Bulk cargo: Truck cargo of liquid in a tank that is not otherwise packaged.

Liquid indicator: Device located in liquid line which provides a glass window through which liquid flow may be watched.

Liquid line

The line between the drier outlet and the expansion valve.
Sometimes, the line between the condenser outlet and the drier inlet
Tube which carries liquid refrigerant from the condenser or liquid receiver to the refrigerant control mechanism.

Liquid nitrogen: Nitrogen in liquid form used as a low-temperature refrigerant in expendable or chemical refrigerating systems.

Liquid paint: Paint which contains solvents and cures at room temperature or by baking

Liquid pump: A machine used to raise liquid from a low to a high energy level by transferring energy to the medium being pumped

Liquid receiver: Cylinder (container) connected to condenser outlet for storage of liquid refrigerant in a system.

Liquid receiver service valve: Two or three-way manual valve located at the outlet of the receiver and used for installation and service purposes. It is sometimes called the king valve.

Liquid traction: A special liquid that is applied to the tires of Drag racers to provide superior Traction.

Liquid-vapor valve refrigerant cylinder: Dual hand valve on refrigerant cylinders which is used to release either gas or liquid refrigerant from the cylinder.

Liquid withdrawal: Drawing LPG (Propane) from the bottom of the tank to insure delivery of liquid LPG (propane). Withdrawal from the top of the tank will deliver LPG (propane) in the gaseous state.

Liquid withdrawal system: A method of piping where liquid is taken from bottom of an LP gas tank and converted into gas by a vaporizer

Liquified: See
Liquefied

Liquor: Solution used in absorption refrigeration.
Also see
Black Liquor
Pulping Liquor

L-iron: A length of iron with an L shape when viewed from the end. Also called Angle iron

List: When the centerline plane of a ship is not vertical, the ship is said to list, or to heel

Listing wire: A wire or cord used to make the bead around the edge of upholstery.

List number: The part number stamped on the body of the carburetor, used for identification and can be cross-referenced to obtain the model number

List price: The price suggested by the factory, as quoted in the price list, as opposed to the actual sales price which would include delivery and set-up charges plus taxes.

Liter

(litre)

Metric measurement of capacity equivalent to 2.11 US pints. Five liters equals 1.32 U.S. gallon or 1.1 Imperial gallon. One Imperial quart equals 1.136 liter and a US quart equals 0.946 liter.
Metric unit of volume which equals 61.023744 cu. in. When converting from engine size, divide the cubic inch displacement by 61.023744 to obtain the number of liters (e.g., 428 cu. in. = 7 liters). Multiply the number of liters by 61.023744 to obtain the cubic inch displacement. 61.023744 is obtained from 1000 divided by 2.54³

Lithium base grease: A Chassis and wheel bearing grease using lithium as a base. Not compatible with sodium base grease.

Lithium bromide: Chemical commonly used as the absorbent in absorption cooling system. Water would then be the refrigerant.

Lithium grease: A Chassis and wheel bearing grease using lithium as a base. Not compatible with sodium base grease.

Also See
White lithium grease

Lithology: Lithology is the study of rocks. It is important for exploration and drilling crews to have an understanding of lithology as it relates to the production of gas and oil. Often, cuttings have to by analyzed to make important decisions about a well.

Litre

(liter)

Metric measurement of capacity equivalent to 2.11 US pints. Five liters equals 1.32 U.S. gallon or 1.1 Imperial gallon. One Imperial quart equals 1.136 liter and a US quart equals 0.946 liter.
Metric unit of volume which equals 61.023744 cu. in. When converting from engine size, divide the cubic inch displacement by 61.023744 to obtain the number of liters (e.g., 428 cu. in. = 7 liters). Multiply the number of liters by 61.023744 to obtain the cubic inch displacement. 61.023744 is obtained from 1000 divided by 2.54³

Little end: The small end of the connecting rod.
Also see
Connecting rod

Live axle: A driven axle upon which the wheels are firmly attached. Usually there are two half shafts with a differential in between. Each axle drives the wheel it supports. Live axles are non-independent, i.e., when one wheel moves up or down, it affect the movement of the other. They are used on rear-wheel-drive vehicles. In contrast, a Dead axle is not driven.

Also See
Axle

Live bottom: See
Walking Floor

Livestock Body: Truck or trailer designed for the transportation of farm animals. Sometimes they have double decks. Often has slatted or perforated sides.

Livestock Carrier: This trailer cargo body style typically has slotted or slatted sides. It may have a double deck. These trailers sometimes have "possum bellies," compartments in the bottom for holding smaller animals.

Live wire: See
Hot wire.

Livre: See
Le Grand Livre

Lizzie: See
Tin Lizzie