Rack and pinion steering is commonly used in modern vehicles to facilitate steering control. It involves a gear assembly consisting of a rack (a straight bar with teeth) and a pinion gear (a small ...

Schaeffler has been granted a patent for a park lock gear assembly for vehicle transmission units. The assembly includes a park lock gear on a transmission shaft, a housing unit with a portion ...

Hydraulic gear pumps are deceptively simple: just two gears rotating together, forcing the hydraulic oil from one side to the ...

Strain wave gearing is a clever way to produce a high-efficiency, high ratio gearbox within a small space. It involves an outer fixed ring of gear teeth and an inner flexible ring of teeth which are ...

If you've ever driven a classic muscle car equipped with a four-speed manual transmission, you probably experienced the joys of commanding a Muncie Rock Crusher. Some classic 1960s General ...

The unsung hero of your driveline is the rearend, specifically the third member. It takes all the power your engine is spinning out and makes it do a 90-degree turn to your wheels. It's a brutal job ...

Investigators probing the failure and separation of a Cargolux Boeing 747-400F’s body main landing-gear assembly at Luxembourg last year have found evidence that components in its inner shock-strut ...

Airbus A220 operators have been instructed to verify the presence and correct installation of fuse pins in the main landing-gear, after a pin was found to be missing on one aircraft. Examination of ...