bushing
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Inspectors said the likely cause was moisture getting into the high-voltage "bushing" – insulation around the connections.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
In that case, a safety recall report said “heat and humidity have the potential to contribute to the hydrological breakdown of the bushing material.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
Dealers will replace the under hood shift bushing and add a protective cap.
From Reuters ● Jun. 15, 2022
Depending on the model, dealers will replace a bushing and the axle cover, or they will update electronic parking brake software.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2022
The combine has broken down for the third time in as many days, and Westerberg is frantically trying to replace a hard-to-reach bushing before nightfall.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
CFM said the majority of parts involved are "non-serialized items like bolts, nuts, washers, dampers, seals and bushings".
From Reuters ● Oct. 5, 2023
Ukrainian power authorities have said the equipment they urgently need includes circuit breakers, bushings and transformer oil, along with the “high-tech and high-cost” autotransformers, which can weigh more than 500 pounds.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2022
The loss of lubrication caused some bushings to fail and bent the propeller shaft.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2019
Underneath, the front strut and rear air suspension has been reinforced with more rigid bearings and firmer bushings, increased front camber, higher damper rates, and other changes to the “elastokinematics.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2015
These bushings are elastic to such a degree as to absorb the sharp vibrations of vibrator frame and patterns, while so firm and well fitted as to hold patterns accurately to their position.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 by Various
