Wedge Mechanism 01 June 2017, 22:00 Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos, but don't worry, you can download it and watch it with your favorite video player! Bicycle bottom axle and crank joint. The orange cotter pin plays role of a wedge. The prestress is added by tightening the blue nut. « previous mechanism Checking Parallelism Between Two Planes next mechanism » Mechanism for Drawing Circle load comments Please enable JavaScript to view the comments.