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» For the freshwater fish, see gudgeon (fish).
In general, a
gudgeon is a circular fitting, often made of metal, which is fixed onto some surface. It allows for the pivoting of another fixture. It is generally used with a
pintle, which is a male type of hinge pin which pivots in the hole in the gudgeon. As such, a gudgeon is a simple
bearing.
In engines, a
gudgeon pin joins the small end of a
connecting rod to a
piston or
crosshead.
In
sailing,
pintles insert into
gudgeons that are normally affixed to the
transom of a boat. Normally, the corresponding pintle fitting on the rudder slides, lowers or clips into the gudgeon. There are variations where gudgeons are mounted to the rudder and boat, and a pivot clevis pin is inserted into these gudgeons, or the pintles are fastened to the boat, and gudgeons are attached to the rudder. In any case, the fitting with the hole is refered to as a gudgeon. They are used to attach the
rudder to the boat so that it can swing freely. The rudder can then be turned with the
tiller.
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