Kuhlanganisani ukuhlanganiswa kwepiston?
I-piston iqukethe umqhele we-piston, ikhanda le-piston kanye nesiketi se-piston:
1. Umqhele wepiston uyingxenye ebalulekile yegumbi lokushiswa, elivame ukwenziwa ngezimo ezahlukene. Isibonelo, umqhele wepiston wenjini kaphethiloli uvame ukusebenzisa ingaphezulu eliyisicaba noma ingaphezulu eligobile, ukuze wenze igumbi lokushiswa libe lincane futhi libe nendawo encane yokushabalalisa ukushisa;
2. Ingxenye ephakathi komqhele we-piston kanye nomsele wendandatho ye-piston ophansi kakhulu ibizwa ngokuthi ikhanda le-piston, elisetshenziselwa ukuthwala ingcindezi yegesi, ukuvimbela ukuvuza komoya, nokudlulisela ukushisa odongeni lwesilinda ngendandatho ye-piston. Ikhanda le-piston lisikwa ngemigqa eminingana yendandatho ukuze kubekwe indandatho ye-piston;
3. Zonke izingxenye ezingaphansi komsele wendandatho ye-piston zibizwa ngokuthi isiketi se-piston, esisetshenziselwa ukuqondisa i-piston ukwenza ukunyakaza okuphindaphindayo ku-cylinder kanye nokucindezela ohlangothini lwebhere.