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  2. Tire maintenance - Wikipedia

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    The recommended inflation pressure is found in the owner's manual and on the vehicle's tire placard. [3] [4] Because of slow air leaks, changes in the weather and ambient temperature or other conditions, tire pressure will occasionally have to be corrected via the valve stem with compressed air which is often available at service stations.

  3. Gas spring - Wikipedia

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    A gas spring consists of a sealed cylinder filled with a charge of high-pressure [5] gas, a piston rod attached to a piston with a sliding seal, and some oil. [1] The piston (or the cylinder wall) contains a number of channels that allow the gas to transfer between the lower chamber (between the piston and the closed end of the cylinder) and the upper chamber (between the piston and the head ...

  4. Car suspension - Wikipedia

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    Suspension is the system of tires, tire air, springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels and allows relative motion between the two. [1] Suspension systems must support both road holding/handling and ride quality, [2] which are at odds with each other. The tuning of suspensions involves finding the right compromise.

  5. Automobile handling - Wikipedia

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    It may also be caused by defective or worn out suspension components. This will always happen under some conditions but depends on suspension, steering linkage, unsprung weight, angular inertia, differential type, frame rigidity, tires and tire pressures. If suspension travel is exhausted the wheel either bottoms or loses contact with the road.

  6. List of aircraft structural failures - Wikipedia

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    Weather combined with unrepaired damage 2 Wind shear caused structural failure of the tail which damaged gas cells: 1943-08-01 1943 Lambert Field CG-4A crash St. Louis, United States Waco CG-4 [N 1] Manufacturing flaw 10 Loss of right-hand wing due to failure of defective wing strut fitting [1] 1947-10-24 United Airlines Flight 608

  7. When red-hot isn't enough: New government heat risk ... - AOL

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    Red is used when a day falls within the top 5% hottest in a particular location for a particular date; when other factors come into play, the alert level may bump even higher to magenta, weather ...

  8. Resurfaced study claims EV tires cause 1,850 times more ... - AOL

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    It says that due to their increased weight, EVs can emit significant higher levels of particulate matter from tires compared to modern tailpipes, which are equipped with efficient exhaust filters.

  9. 'Bridgerton' is making corsets cool again. But are they safe ...

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    If you're going to wear one, “make sure it's not super-tight to the point that you can't breathe,” she says. “You should be able to breathe. You should be able to sit and stand comfortably.