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Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) | | French term or phrase: cale de butee externe | | from an order form - dealing with external "thrusts" - could it be a "thrust spacer"? |
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| | thrust spacer (prop) | Explanation:
But don't know what to do with "externe"! Can't find any references to external thrust spacer or outside thrust spacer
prop OR shim OR ring OR collar
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Note added at 1 hr 14 mins (2004-07-23 17:23:04 GMT)
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Lots of references on the net BUT none for \"external stop block\" |
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Allan Jeffs
France
Local time: 23:36
| Grading comment thank you, Allan, this worked perfectly, sorry I couldn't provide more context as I had very little myself
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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27 mins confidence:   External stop block
Explanation:
Here is what GDT gives:
Domaine(s) : - génie mécanique
organe mécanique
cale de butée n. f.
cale d'arrêt n. f.
stop block
HTH, Olivier
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 thrust spacer (prop)
Explanation:
But don't know what to do with "externe"! Can't find any references to external thrust spacer or outside thrust spacer
prop OR shim OR ring OR collar
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Note added at 1 hr 14 mins (2004-07-23 17:23:04 GMT)
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Lots of references on the net BUT none for \"external stop block\"
| Allan Jeffs
France
Local time: 23:36
Works in field
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 72
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| | Grading comment | thank you, Allan, this worked perfectly, sorry I couldn't provide more context as I had very little myself |
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