bushing

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

Dealers will replace the under hood shift bushing and add a protective cap.

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

The FAA had earlier said AOG Technics sold bushings for GE Model CF6 engines without having the agency's approval.

From Reuters ● Oct. 2, 2023

A list of “urgent needs” from DTEK, the country’s largest private energy company, circulating in Washington lists dozens of transformers along with circuit breakers, bushings and transformer oil.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 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

It will probably be found that the bushings are not of the right length, due to the alteration of the form of the steam chest by heat.

From Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers by Collins, Hubert E. (Hubert Edwin)