The AMC Model 20 rear axle was at one time a common component in Jeeps, some American Motors cars, and as IFS/IRS differentials in the Hummer H1. Easily identified by a round cover with 12 bolts, ...

What is a wheel and axle mechanism? A wheel and axle mechanism is a simple device you make when you connect one or more wheels to an axle. They are used to help things move. A wheel is a round, flat ...

If you're looking to make upgrades and repairs to your old tired axles or to rebuild junkyard iron, or you need complete replacement assemblies, then you just got lucky! We've gathered a few new ...

Peterbilt has added three new cab configurations to its Model 520: Left-Hand Drive, Right-Hand Drive and Right-Hand Stand-Up Drive in addition to the Dual Seated Drive configuration rolled out last ...

The electrification of trucks and light commercial vehicles is coming, but not as fast as a lot of people—specifically the ones who have to think about clean air quality—might like. Yeah, the Tesla ...

Find out how simple machines makes work easier on this Science Trek. Simple machines include the lever, the inclined plane, the wedge, the pulley, the wheel and axle, and the screw. Combine these and ...

Four-wheel steer, which is also known as all-wheel steer, rear-wheel steering, rear axle steering, or "crab walk" in some circles, is an incredibly useful feature that has cropped up on many cars but ...

The tricky thing about the wheel is not conceiving of a cylinder rolling on its edge. It's figuring out how to connect a stable, stationary platform to that cylinder Wheels are the archetype of a ...