Rack and pinion steering is commonly used in modern vehicles to facilitate steering control. It involves a gear assembly consisting of a rack (a straight bar with teeth) and a pinion gear (a small ...

Strain wave gearing is a clever way to produce a high-efficiency, high ratio gearbox within a small space. It involves an outer fixed ring of gear teeth and an inner flexible ring of teeth which are ...

A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11879529B1) discloses a two-speed gearbox assembly designed for electric drive vehicles. The gearbox assembly includes a housing, multiple planetary ...

You're at a car show and you spot a gnarly looking '69 Mustang with a 14-71 blower sticking out of the hood and rear tires so wide they look like a steamroller drum. It has serious mojo and a stance ...

If you've ever driven a classic muscle car equipped with a four-speed manual transmission, you probably experienced the joys of commanding a Muncie Rock Crusher. Some classic 1960s General ...

To optimize the performance of any speed reducer, the gears must be oriented to each other so that they run smoothly without binding or interference. They must also maintain the correct amount of ...

Toyota made an important step forward when it made the Prius. Still, the secret to the car's success was not the hybrid system alone, but the transmission, which was named e-CVT. It didn't act like a ...