Your vehicle depends on wheel bearings. Sitting between the wheel’s hub and axle, they allow your wheels to spin smoothly, bear the vehicle’s weight and work in harmony to stay align...
Stop for a moment and think of what’s holding that heavy engine that sits under your vehicle’s hood to your vehicle’s frame. Your engine weighs hundreds of pounds, so it’...
We’re used to bringing a vehicle to a stop and hardly noticing the engine’s even running when we’re sitting still. But sometimes you might notice it running rough when you&rsqu...
If there’s one thing you want to make sure is going on under your vehicle’s hood, it’s that your engine doesn’t get too hot. Heat is an engine’s worst enemy, and it...
When you take a corner in your vehicle, it’s supposed to feel controlled and stable. But you might notice one day that your vehicle feels like it is unstable, or even like it’s float...
Here’s one part of your vehicle you may never have heard of: the control arm. It’s the part that connects the wheel hub and steering knuckle to your vehicle’s frame. What...
If you’ve noticed a clunk when shifting from park to drive, accelerating from a stop or letting off on your accelerator, it may be your vehicle warning you about dry or failing U-joints. Those a...
Here’s an automotive part you might not be familiar with—the differential. It’s a component that transfers power from the driveshaft to the wheels. It’s called a di...
