Thread: The small copper contacts in the front wheels
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Old 11-17-2010, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by layback40 View Post
Army,
isint that rod mounted to the LCA through a pair of rubber bushes with a bolt through the middle?
Doh - yes you're correct - I thought of that whilst I was on the bog...

There is a vague possibility that they add graphite to the bushings like they do for aircraft tyres but I think that is highly unlikely. If I ever get really bored I'll make a continuity check - but at the moment life is too short.
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