jackscrew
screwjack

The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack.

The hearings are also expected to consider whether there may not have been enough grease on the jackscrew.

A jackscrew or car jack is a familiar mechanical actuator.

The amount of wear in the jackscrew is tested on every second "C check," which is a major overhaul.

As the jackscrew rotates it moves up or down through the (fixed) acme nut.

In order to monitor wear on the jackscrew assembly a periodic maintenance inspection called an "end play check" was used.

Bring that hydraulic jackscrew over here.

A farmer's jackscrew secured the damage until landfall.

The brakeless retractable main gear used a simple manual jackscrew.

A jackscrew is a type of jack which is operated by turning a leadscrew.

The jackscrew figured prominently in the classic novel Robinson Crusoe.

The jackscrew assembly was designed with two independent threads, each of which was strong enough to withstand the forces placed on it.

The investigation then proceeded to examine why scheduled maintenance had failed to adequately lubricate the jackscrew assembly.

Keeping the nut still and seeing how far the jackscrew will wriggle is the approved method for looking for wear in the mechanism.

Company officials also addressed suspicions that the improper mixing of two greases might have caused both to break down, leaving the jackscrew without lubrication.

The FAA ordered airlines to inspect and lubricate the jackscrew more frequently.

The nut connects to the jackscrew, a two-foot-long threaded pole like the one often found on garage door openers.

When the jackscrew on the plane that crashed was last tested, in September 1997, it was recorded as being at the limit of allowable wear.

The term jackscrew is also used for the removable screws that hold D-subminiature electrical connectors together.

The jackscrew was found with metallic filaments wrapped around it; these were later determined to be remnants of the threads from the acme nut.

A factor in the January crash is believed to be problems with the plane's jackscrew, which had been checked with a tool made by the airline.

The MD-80 maintenance manual says that motion in the jackscrew should be measured using a tool made by the aircraft manufacturer or an "equivalent substitute."

This also allows them to use a single positioner to move the antenna in the form of a "jackscrew" or horizon-to-horizon gear drive.

Examination of the jackscrew and acme nut revealed that no effective lubrication was present on these components at the time of the accident.

Then I hung up the phone and looked down, once again, at Screwjack.

The leveler was an electric screwjack that brought the car back to equilibrium.

The Screwjack bass bridge has been designed as a replacement unit for the world's most popular bass models.

She stepped aside for six spacers grunting under the weight of a three-meter screwjack.

Pictured is the standard black nickel finish Screwjack bridge, fitted to an early '60s sunburst Jazz Bass.

"Ah, sweet Screwjack," I whispered.

Quite the contrary: what the legendary Gonzo journalist proves with Screwjack is just how brilliant a prose stylist he really is, amid all the hilarity.

His notorious Screwjack is as salacious, unsettling, and brutally lyrical as it has been rumored to be since the private printing in 1991 of three hundred fine collector's copies and twenty-six leather-bound presentation copies.

He clips one rope to each of her ankle restraints, one to each wrist restraint, and passes the free ends of the rope through the four pulleys, securing them to cleats in the center of each screwjack.

Only the first of the three pieces included here - "Mescalito", published in Dr. Thompson's 1990 collection Songs of the Doomed - has been available to the public, making the trade edition of Screwjack a major publishing event.