Here are some tips and tricks about U-joint maintenance and repair: 1. There are two types of U-joints: greaseable and non-greaseable. Equipment manufacturers specify U-joint lubrication intervals in ...

Some owner-operators nowadays, enamored with the image first popularized by Southern California’s low-ridin’ community, deflate their trucks’ air suspension so the frame hangs several inches closer to ...

Talk to Joe Viereckl for a while, and you begin to value the skill, experience and investment behind repairing driveshafts and making good replacements. Viereckl is president of Midwest Driveshaft, St ...

Technician Ernie Fry at Associated Truck Parts in Gilbertsville, Pa., uses a special tool to press out the u-joint cross, so the parts will fit tight when reinstalled. Experienced Class 8 tow truck ...

If you are transferring power in a straight line, you can use a shaft to accomplish it. Add angles and offsets though, and things get tricky. Now you need a universal joint. U-joints are used in ...