We take our differentials for granted, right? Of course, we expect our vehicles to navigate turns without scrubbing the ...

All-wheel-drive systems are proliferating through the car market like so many tribbles on Kirk’s Starship Enterprise. These systems promise all-weather assurance as well as dry-road dynamic benefits, ...

As the How It Works series progresses, we edge closer and closer to a car's ultimate goal—which is, of course, to put power to the pavement. Lost month you learned about how a transmis-sion directs ...

A drive axle is essentially a half axle, so named because it does half of the job, extending from a transaxle or differential to one of the wheels. Its twin on the other side completes the set.

Front differential failures are extremely rare, but when they do start to fail, you may hear grinding, feel vibrations and have trouble steering. If you notice any of these symptoms, it’s best to have ...

When it comes to fixing your differential, there’s bad news and good news. The bad news is that differential replacements are expensive, often ranging from $2,500 to $6,000. The good news is that both ...

Four-wheel-drive used to be synonymous with mullets off-roading in the minds of most consumers. Like many buzz-worthy specs originally developed for enthusiasts and professionals, though, some variant ...

When a car turns a corner, one wheel is on the "inside" of a turning arc, and the other wheel is on the "outside." Consequently, the outside wheel has to turn faster than the inside one in order to ...

There are a variety of wheel designs out there that can provide for rotation and translation in various directions. The differential swerve drive, though, as demonstrated by [WildWillyRobots], uses ...