Text: Bhushan Mhapralkar In what may look like a simple assembly, a torque rod in a truck, tractor or a trailer has a multi-functional role to play. It controls drive-line angles of the vehicle, restrains rotation of the axle housing while accelerating and braking, locates the axle and maintains alignment and absorbs leaning and cornering forces. Two types of torque[Read More…]
Federal-Mogul Powertrain, a division of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation is applying its expertise in light vehicle engine bearings to provide robust, lead-free bearing solutions to the heavy-duty market. The company’s product offering, in which the upper and lower halves of a bearing shell pair are individually optimized, has pioneered the introduction of lead-free bearing materials that offer increased load capacity and[Read More…]
Peter Fischer, Head of the Institute of Automotive Engineering at TU Graz draws attention to particulate matter emissions from brakes in a world obsessed with exhaust emissions. Whenever you think about emissions it’s quite likely you are thinking exhaust emissions. Opines Peter Fischer, Head of the Institute of Automotive Engineering at TU Graz in a report, “We have a problem[Read More…]
