Differentials are what allow the wheels on a vehicle to actually move around effectively. Open differentials are common, but ...

Every diesel truck on the road today has a differential and ring and pinion gear set in the rear axle. Four-wheel-drive trucks add a second set of gears and another differential to the front axle to ...

When a car turns a corner, one wheel is on the "inside" of a turning arc, and the other wheel is on the "outside." Consequently, the outside wheel has to turn faster than the inside one in order to ...

The first things you'll need to set up a rearend are the basic rebuild parts, such as new bearings, seals, shims, bolts, a crush sleeve and a nut. We used Reider Racing's "full" installation kit for ...

We’re fairly certain that when Chrysler’s engineering team axed the WJ’s traditional solid front axle in favor of a completely independent arrangement in the ’05 Grand WK, what they didn’t anticipate ...

What It Does Splits engine torque into two outputs, each of which is able to rotate at a different speed. Shortcomings When one tire loses traction, the opposing tire also experiences a torque ...

Pinion shaft provides a permanent gear reduction between the engine and the driving road-wheels. In vehicles, the differential is the main part which transmits the movement coming from the engine to ...