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The 10 pages that link to Connecting rod, each with the reason it gives.
CrankshaftRelated: It carries force between the piston and crankpin as the piston reciprocates.
PistonRelated: It carries the piston’s force to the crankshaft while accommodating changing angles.
Radial engineRelated: Connecting rods join the radial cylinders’ pistons to the crank mechanism.
V engineRelated: Its crankshaft connection determines how the two banks share crank throws.
Flat engineRelated: Each piston connects its motion to a crank throw through a connecting rod.
Petrol engineRelated: It connects each piston’s reciprocating motion to the rotating crankshaft.
Straight engineRelated: Each piston connects to the crankshaft through a connecting rod.