A matsayin wani ɓangare na tsarin tuƙi na rak-da-pinion, tuƙin tuƙi shine sandar layi ɗaya da gatari na gaba wanda ke motsawa hagu ko dama lokacin da aka juya sitiyarin, yana nufin ƙafafun gaba zuwa madaidaiciyar hanya. Pinion ƙaramin kaya ne a ƙarshen ginshiƙin sitiyadin abin hawa wanda ke haɗa rakiyar.