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
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted on its website Wednesday that a bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission can degrade or detach.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
"Although claim rates and projected failures remained low, Ford recommended a safety recall for the remaining vehicles in North America" with the specific shift cable bushing.
From Reuters ● Jun. 15, 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
In another, no risk assessment was done for a plane that had missing engine bushings and improperly installed struts holding the engines in place.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
Ace Hardware, for example, sells a decorative lever handle in chrome and white porcelain for $19.99 in a kit that includes parts such as spacers and bushings, which allows for customization to fit most faucets.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2021
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
The surfaces of the bushings and of the shaft which they receive are smoothed with a soft file and then polished with fine emery paper.
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