Manual transmission cars, which are becoming increasingly scarce, have a clutch pedal with the brake and accelerator pedals. The clutch pedal is an assembly of a clutch plate, pressure plate, flywheel ...

Anyone who has driven a car with a manual transmission for more than a day will tell you that it's exceptionally fun. When you can get on the open road and shift gears to pick up speed, there's ...

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, ...

Ball splines and bearings: each play a role in mechanical function, and each are unique. All types of machinery are provided with supports for rotating shafts, and that supporting device is a ...

When automotive enthusiasts think of ceramic, the first thing that comes to mind is the ceramic coating on a car's paintwork. But it has other uses as well, including in the manufacture of bearings.

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A breakdown of sought-after bearing types for linear and rotary motion applications, including crossed roller, flexible ball and four-point contact ball bearings. In humanoid robot design, bushings ...

A throwout bearing is used on vehicles with a manual transmission. It’s part of the mechanism that disengages or releases the clutch when the driver presses down on the clutch pedal. As such, it’s ...