French: ajustement de la préchargeEnglish translation: preload adjustment / adjustable preload 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | French term or phrase: | ajustement de la précharge | | English translation: | preload adjustment / adjustable preload | | Entered by: | Yolanda Broad |
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Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering | | French term or phrase: ajustement de la précharge | DS 250 Un modèle sport de base abordable
• Amortisseurs avec ajustement de la précharge, à l'avant et à l'arrière. |
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 Lisa Laplante
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| preload adjustment / adjustable preload
Explanation:
Preload refers to the compression put on the shock-absorber springs. In some vehicles, this is adjustable.
| Richard Benham
France
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| adjustable-load shock absorbers, to the front and back
Explanation:
Just a guess. What type of machine are we talking about?
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Note added at 19 hrs 8 mins (2005-11-18 12:22:35 GMT)
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so - front and rear preload adjustable shock absorbers
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Note added at 19 hrs 28 mins (2005-11-18 12:42:14 GMT)
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Thanks, Richard, the hyphen idea is good too. So ultimately it should be front and rear preload-adjustable shock absorbers.
| S K
Ireland
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