Bearings in general don't fail gracefully. They either work just fine, or go from marginal to failure *fast*. Wheel bearing failure is second only to tire failure as the cause of crashes due to ...
Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...
Electric motors fail more often than they should. Sometimes, it is not the motor’s fault. The real issue lies deep within—where current leaks through the bearings. That is where insulated bearings ...
A failing, flaming wheel bearing doomed the rail car that derailed and created a catastrophe in East Palestine earlier this month, but researchers have offered a solution to the faulty detectors that ...
Encouraging results from recent up-tower testing at a wind farm in Oregon indicate that the conductive-microfiber bearing protection ring is preventing generator bearing damage. Designed by the ...