Few things ruin a ride faster than mechanical difficulties, as those who have experienced revving up their bike and getting no acceleration know all too well. There are a number of reasons your clutch ...

There’s no bones about it: slipping transmissions cost big money, whether you’re a humble owner or a giant car company. Perhaps the best recent example is the PowerShift transmission, which in recent ...

Dodge launched its pony car at the very last moment, in 1970, after six other manufacturers had already saturated the market. The model was received with standing ovations, and the nameplate sold some ...

Problems in managing the slack limited the speed at which the line could be operated. A company technician explains, “The combined inertia of the chain and the product it is carrying cause the chain ...

Clutch appears to be slipping when carrying heavy loads (ie 7 people in car) and accelerating out of 3rd gear. The car, a Ford S-MAX, is only two years old, 22,000 miles. Ford dealership giving speech ...

If you think you are a good driver, you may want to think again if it means your insurance refuses to pay for a clutch replacement. Clutches are not cheap, and it is easy to damage them unknowingly ...

To provide a better view of the action on high school and college football fields, Endzone Video Systems (EVS), Sealy, Tex., developed a portable tower system that lifts a video camera 25 to 35 ft.

The clutch in my Subaru Outback had been slipping so it was returned to the dealer to be checked and my wife was told the clutch was "full of sand". It was repaired under warranty, but how can sand ...

Ten years ago, selectable locking differentials were about as rare as a brain in a celebutant's head. Today, selectable lockers are more common than child-star substance abuse. These lockers can be ...

The objective of the air conditioning clutch protection systems described here is to limit or avoid the damage caused by a slip and burn failure. The thermal fuse system is an economical way to limit ...