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piston shaft's flats

Italian translation: superfici piane del stelo pistone

10:00 Mar 26, 2001
English to Italian translations [PRO]
English term or phrase: piston shaft's flats
manuale d'uso di una pistola ad aria compressa che taglia il collo/garretto dei polli.
Esiste forse "albero del pistone"? e in ogni caso, "flats?". HELP
Contesto: use a dowel pin punch through the yoke's holes and a wrench on the piston shaft's flats to remove the yoke.
Marina Capalbo
Local time: 04:56
Italian translation:superfici piane del stelo pistone
Explanation:
Hi
Although I've never heard of a "piston shaft" in English, "flats" are machined surfaces offering a seat for a standard open-ended spanner. A classic hexagonal screw head is formed of six flats. I'm not Italian, but I think perhaps "superfici piane" would be OK here.
Cheers
Derek
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dsmith (X)
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Summary of answers provided
naexiste "albero del pistone" = piston rod
Albert Golub
nasuperfici piane del stelo pistone
dsmith (X)


  

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1 hr
existe "albero del pistone" = piston rod


Explanation:
the french translation of piston shaft is "arbre de piston", strange coincidence!!!!!
couldn't find "flats"

Albert Golub
Local time: 04:56
Native speaker of: French
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2 hrs
superfici piane del stelo pistone


Explanation:
Hi
Although I've never heard of a "piston shaft" in English, "flats" are machined surfaces offering a seat for a standard open-ended spanner. A classic hexagonal screw head is formed of six flats. I'm not Italian, but I think perhaps "superfici piane" would be OK here.
Cheers
Derek

dsmith (X)
Local time: 04:56
PRO pts in pair: 32
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