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to develop a "thin wall" bearing for use in automobile engines. Thin wall bearings, made from steel coated with a low-friction material, had earlier been used in aircraft engines.
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system using a transverse leaf spring and upper and lower links. He called this "planar" suspension. The system was introduced on
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