Keeping thrust bearings cool is a matter of design with a different cooling strategy for each type of thrust bearing. • Lowering oil temperature can extend the life of thrust bearings. • Tapered ...

In a sense, thrust bearings are 90° angular-contact bearings. They support pure thrust loads at moderate speeds, but for practical purposes, their radial load capacity is nil. Because they cannot ...

Early in 2017, HOT ROD successfully rescued my 1956 Ford pickup (May 2017 issue and online at HOTROD.com—Editor). Equipped with a supercharged, electronic-fuel-injected, 5.0L small-block that's backed ...

A:An engine's crankshaft is supported in the engine block by the main bearings. The bearings and the oil film between the bearings and crank must be able to contain, absorb, and manage loads induced ...

A growing number of owners are reporting catastrophic failures in GM’s 3.0-liter LZ0 Duramax diesel engine and while GM has issued a bulletin about the problem, there are questions on why no recall ...

Quality issues related to the 3.0L I6 LZ0 turbodiesel Duramax are drawing more and more attention online, and in response, General Motors recently issued a new Technical Service Bulletin aimed at ...

Garrett's dual ball-bearing turbos were originally designed for diesel engines. Diesels were known to produce throttle tip-in smoking. The smoke was the byproduct of a rich condition that occurs after ...