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<p>A <b>connecting rod</b>, also called a <b>'con rod</b>', is the part of a <a href="page.php?w=reciprocating_engine">piston engine</a> which connects the <a href="page.php?w=piston">piston</a> to the <a href="page.php?w=crankshaft">crankshaft</a>. Together with the <a href="page.php?w=crank_%28mechanism%29">crank</a>, the connecting rod converts the <a href="page.php?w=reciprocating_motion">reciprocating motion</a> of the piston into the rotation of the crankshaft. The connecting rod is required to transmit the compressive and tensile forces from</p><p>
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