How to Use bushing in a Sentence

bushing

noun
  • Like the front end, all bushings and pivots are polyurethane, and the shocks are Konis.
    Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
  • The bolts holding the flat bars ride in plastic bushings.
    Larry Webster, Car and Driver, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Step 7: Insert screw bushings on both sides of the toilet.
    Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, 9 Apr. 2019
  • Ford plans to replace the bushing and add a protective cap for free, the documents say.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 16 June 2022
  • Ford says a bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission can fall off.
    Fox News, 19 July 2018
  • Ball bearing wheels are easier to push than those with bushing-type wheels.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2019
  • Dealers will replace the bushing and add a protective cap.
    Chron, 27 May 2021
  • Owing to its urethane bushings, the ride is not quiet, either.
    Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Other jump ropes use a synthetic bushing in the handle.
    Rob Verger, Popular Science, 21 May 2020
  • The bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detach.
    Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2022
  • The company will replace the rear axle bolt and subframe bushing and will also inspect the rear axle cover for damage.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The rear left and/or right brake caliper assemblies may be missing an internal bushing, allowing the O-ring seal to move and brake fluid to leak.
    Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2021
  • The company said Thursday that a bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission can degrade or fall off.
    Chron, 27 May 2021
  • Chassis maintenance includes new ball joints and tie-rod ends plus fresh bushings for the lower control arms, sway bar, and tension rod.
    Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 12 May 2019
  • Look for broken bushings that activate pop-up headlights or hold metal fuel lines to the firewall.
    Matt Jancer, Popular Mechanics, 7 Feb. 2018
  • The company projects seven out of 100 bushings will need replacement.
    Andy Pasztor, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2017
  • Dealers will replace a bushing (which is a cushion made of rubber or other rubber-like material) and the rear axle bolt.
    CBS News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • In July, Ford recalled more than a half-million Fusion and Escape models for these shifter cables, which can break off the transmission due to a bad bushing at the connection point.
    Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 15 May 2019
  • After realizing that Britton was choking on a bushing (the metal part of the fidget spinner, which is about the size of a quarter), Kelly took Britton to urgent care.
    Elizabeth Narins, Seventeen, 19 May 2017
  • Its body has 40 more yet-to-be-revealed strengthening points than the standard Ioniq 5 and specific bushing tolerances.
    David Beard, Car and Driver, 22 June 2023
  • Some prefer dry bushing, while others prefer wet brushing.
    Bre Richey, chicagotribune.com, 19 Mar. 2021
  • New bushings help improve ride and quicken response time, all resulting in a nimble, comfortable sedan.
    Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Platter bearing: High-precision stainless-steel axle in bronze bushing.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Some of that feedback can be attributed to the aforementioned adaptive dampers and the stiffening of other primary suspension components, from the mounting points to the anti-roll bars to the springs and bushings.
    Steve Siler, Car and Driver, 29 May 2017
  • Each division was able to fiddle with spring and shock-absorber rates, antiroll bars, bushings, and steering ratios, and to install its own engine and torque-converter calibrations.
    David E. Davis Jr., Car and Driver, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The suspension uses ball joints instead of conventional bearings with bushings and is fully adjustable for things like camber and caster that most people only ever mess with in Forza.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Suspension elements were enhanced by thicker trailing arms and bushings for ride compliance and to handle heavier loads.
    Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 4 Aug. 2017
  • The cabin was quiet, thanks in part to a hood insulator; increased thickness of the front door window glass; sound absorption materials in the pillars, inner fenders and floorpan; and plastic and rubber bushings applied to the front sub-frame.
    Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram.com, 26 May 2017
  • Most of the falsified documents are associated with commodity parts such as bushings and fasteners, a CFM spokesman said.
    Albertina Torsoli, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Here is an area where the engineering team focused on dynamics more than isolation, removing the rubber bushing that isolated the steering column to enhance steering feel.
    Dan Carney, Popular Science, 5 July 2023

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