The rear wheel bearings on a C4 Corvette are fairly complex pieces of mechanical engineering. There is an inner flange that mounts to the suspension knuckle. There is an outer flange that the wheels ...

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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 ...

The lowly and often taken-for-granted wheel bearing hasn’t really changed much in design or function since the dawn of the automotive age save the move to incorporate them into wheel hub and bearing ...

Your car’s wheels spin around a stationary axle, and in order for them to do so, something has to allow for “slip” between the two. That something is a wheel bearing. A vehicle’s wheel bolts to a hub, ...

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, ...

As routine maintenance and basic automotive servicing tasks go, packing wheel bearings isn't one of the glamorous ones. It's a messy job—and one that could cause serious damage or problems if not ...

Visionary films set in the technologically advanced future have long imagined cars that ride around on frictionless orbs similar to Star Wars’ BB-8. We aren’t there yet, as cars still use wheels and ...

When wheel bearings go bad, you'll know. Here are some top replacements. If you’ve spent many years owning a car or truck, especially one that’s out of warranty, you’ve probably heard the song of the ...

Many people change the oil in their vehicle rather than taking it to a shop. Some others, who have more mechanical knowledge, may delve into bigger preventative maintenance projects, such as changing ...