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Mounting Drive

French translation: backwards?

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English term or phrase:Mounting Drive
French translation:backwards?
Entered by: zaphod

04:24 Mar 4, 2004
English to French translations [PRO]
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
English term or phrase: Mounting Drive
Automotive industry -
Power Steering Pump – Mounting Drive
Olivier Den Hartigh
France
Local time: 07:37
backwards?
Explanation:
Drive mounting would be Montage de Servo, montage de pompe

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Note added at 2004-03-04 22:56:56 (GMT)
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If the mounting (bracket) had a drive, I could understand the phrase, but as it is I think it\'s reversed.
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zaphod
Local time: 07:37
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backwards?


Explanation:
Drive mounting would be Montage de Servo, montage de pompe

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Note added at 2004-03-04 22:56:56 (GMT)
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If the mounting (bracket) had a drive, I could understand the phrase, but as it is I think it\'s reversed.

zaphod
Local time: 07:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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Merci de votre aide

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neutral  Robintech: Votre niveau de confiance m'étonne (4/5)...
5 mins
  -> Yeah, because a PS pump is not mounted with a shock absorbing bracket, it's a hard mount. Not even a donut on the pulley side. so I think it's backwards
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