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cuñas

English translation: wedges

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Spanish term or phrase:cuñas
English translation:wedges
Entered by: Maria Mc Lean

01:34 Nov 21, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: cuñas
mecanización de las cuñas de los motores del vibrador
Maria Mc Lean
Local time: 12:36
wedges
Explanation:
es la traducción
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José J. Martínez
United States
Local time: 08:36
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3wedges
José J. Martínez
4keys
bigedsenior
4shims
Raoul COLIN (X)


Discussion entries: 3





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
wedges


Explanation:
es la traducción

José J. Martínez
United States
Local time: 08:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal
4 mins
  -> Gracias.
agree  Sergio Gaymer
5 mins
  -> Gracias.
agree  Adsion Liu
10 mins
  -> Gracias.
agree  María Eugenia Wachtendorff
1 hr
  -> Gracias.
agree  psicutrinius
2 hrs
  -> Gracias.
disagree  bigedsenior: Jose, you are usually on the money. If you can come up with a ref of motor wedge, I will withdraw the disagree.
6 hrs
  -> Gracias. Very little text.
disagree  jmr620808: ... not for a Motor
17 hrs
  -> Gracias. Very little text.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
keys


Explanation:
Robb's dictionary provides 'key' as one translation of 'cuña´. Keys are common to motors.

that is supposed to be placed in the keyway of the motor shaft. This key is a small metal bar, and is ued to lock the motor shaft and the pulley together. ...
groups.google.com/group/rec.woodworking/browse_thread/thread/3f84c2b088b000da

bigedsenior
Local time: 08:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 809
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
shims


Explanation:
These are "cuñas" en un motor.
On vehicle explosion engines, a part is a cuña called cale in French, translated in the Automotive Wyhlidal dictionnary through shims/compensating shims/adjusting shims.

One example in an Internet search
Engine shims
Before reassembling the engine, I measured each of the shims and shimmed surfaces for reference.
pantah.5starl.com/resource/engine-shims - [cache] - Ask
Si los motores del vibrador son de tipo a explosión, shim es también posible



Raoul COLIN (X)
Local time: 17:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 65
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