The unit bearing was a great engineering breakthrough. Imagine the time it once took to set up and properly adjust the front hub bearings on big Ford and Dodge 4x4 trucks on the assembly line. A unit ...

Wheel-ends function as a system: the spindle, hub, and rim (or wheel), as well as the bearings and the fasteners, all work in concert to keep the wheels in place and the tires running straight and ...

From HDAJ's sister publication, Heavy Duty Trucking. We focus on tires here, mostly, but wheels and hubs, and the other gear that attaches tires to trucks, deserve attention too. Wheel-ends function ...

Editor's note: The following article is a response by Timken Co. to questions on formed hubs. More technical resources on the company's automotive products are available at Timken's website. CANTON, ...

Greasing wheel bearings can get very messy very quickly, in a very kindergarten kind of way. The trick is to embrace the ooze, because greasing is the fun and easy part. The hard bit comes when ...

Want to make your car grip better and go faster? Use racecar parts. There's always something to learn from an industry whose sole purpose is to go fast. In the less restricted racing classes, a Wide-5 ...

The covered wagon, also known as the Conestoga wagon or prairie schooner, worked its way across the American frontier powered by such livestock as mules, horses, or oxen. The wheels spun on spindles ...

Hendrickson now provides the HUS (Hendrickson Unitized System) hub on Intraax and Vantraax suspensions. HUS combines SKF Lunar hub technology and Hendrickson's Hendrickson now provides the HUS ...