If you 'wheel your rig on a regular basis, chances are you've blown a universal joint. It's not hard to do, after all. Throw gobs of torque at your driveline, or mount up a set of 35-inch tires to ...

Driveshafts and axleshafts transmit power farther down your drivetrain. In both cases, this path is not a fixed one. The driveshaft changes angle based on suspension movement, and the path of power ...

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 ...

Universal joints allow drive shafts to move up and down with the suspension while the shaft is moving so power can be transmitted when the drive shaft isn’t in a straight line between the transmission ...

The driveshaft of the modern racing stock car is one of the most critical links in transferring the power of the engine through the drivetrain to the track. If your driveshaft fails, you have failed.

The driveshaft is an often overlooked, yet critically important component of a vehicle's drivetrain. Not only must it be strong enough to contend with the engine's output but it must also operate ...

Repairing a broken CV joint on a drive shaft involves precise steps and attention to detail. The process begins with safely lifting the vehicle and removing the damaged components. The broken CV joint ...

If you have driven for a while, you have probably heard a mechanic or do-it-yourselfer use the term "universal joint." Often they'll include the name of this mechanical part in a car in a statement ...