The unit bearing was a great engineering breakthrough. Imagine the time it once took to set up and properly adjust the front hub bearings on big Ford and Dodge 4x4 trucks on the assembly line. A unit ...

The covered wagon, also known as the Conestoga wagon or prairie schooner, worked its way across the American frontier powered by such livestock as mules, horses, or oxen. The wheels spun on spindles ...

As routine maintenance and basic automotive servicing tasks go, packing wheel bearings isn't one of the glamorous ones. It's a messy job—and one that could cause serious damage or problems if not ...

Greasing wheel bearings can get very messy very quickly, in a very kindergarten kind of way. The trick is to embrace the ooze, because greasing is the fun and easy part. The hard bit comes when ...