Clutch & steering Archives

What are the benefits of self-steering axles?

|Date: December 02, 2024

What are the benefits of self-steering axles?

BPW says its LL self-steering axles are compliant with new longer semi-trailer regulations and paving the ...

BPW says its LL self-steering axles are compliant with new longer semi-trailer regulations and paving the way for safer and more efficient transportation. When the Department of Transport (DfT) announ ...

December 02, 2024
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A2 Tyres switches to Josam Cam-aligner

|Date: October 16, 2023

A2 Tyres switches to Josam Cam-aligner

Kent-based auto services and tyre supplier A2 Tyres is using a Josam Cam-aligner to rectify axle and whee ...

Kent-based auto services and tyre supplier A2 Tyres is using a Josam Cam-aligner to rectify axle and wheel misalignment with greater speed and accuracy. CVW reports. Operating from four sites in the S ...

October 16, 2023
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REPXPERT replaces Ford Transit’s clutch & DMF

|Date: October 13, 2023

REPXPERT replaces Ford Transit’s clutch & DMF

Schaeffler’s Alistair Mason puts best practice at the heart of this clutch replacement on a front wheel d ...

Schaeffler’s Alistair Mason puts best practice at the heart of this clutch replacement on a front wheel drive 2012 Ford Transit fitted with a 2.2 TDCi engine that has covered more than 113,000 miles. ...

October 13, 2023
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REPXPERT replaces VW Transport T5’s clutch

|Date: February 09, 2022

REPXPERT replaces VW Transport T5’s clutch

Alastair Mason replaces the clutch assembly and dual mass flywheel on a 2012, 2.0 TDI Volkswagen Transpor ...

Alastair Mason replaces the clutch assembly and dual mass flywheel on a 2012, 2.0 TDI Volkswagen Transport T5 that has covered 134,000 miles. The customer had noticed “clutch slip” and a short road te ...

February 09, 2022
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Steering clear of trouble

|Date: January 22, 2020

Steering clear of trouble

In the first of a two part series, Pico technician Ben Martins gives the new 8-channel PicoScope 4823 a r ...

In the first of a two part series, Pico technician Ben Martins gives the new 8-channel PicoScope 4823 a road test when looking at a DAF rear steering fault. Hydraulics really isn’t something that you ...

January 22, 2020
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Clutch replacement: 2011 Ford Transit 2.2 TDCI

|Date: January 17, 2020

Clutch replacement: 2011 Ford Transit 2.2 TDCI

After the customer reported clutch slip, Schaeffler REPXPERT Alistair Mason replaced the clutch on a 2011 ...

After the customer reported clutch slip, Schaeffler REPXPERT Alistair Mason replaced the clutch on a 2011 Ford Transit 2.2 TDCI frontwheel drive, which had covered more than 130,000 miles. Ford releas ...

January 17, 2020
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Wandering, Shimmy & Darting – Diagnosis & Cure

|Date: November 26, 2018

Wandering, Shimmy & Darting – Diagnosis & Cure

In this article, TRW considers the possible causes of handling instability in heavy commercial vehicles e ...

In this article, TRW considers the possible causes of handling instability in heavy commercial vehicles equipped with integral hydraulic power steering gear. ...

November 26, 2018
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How To Fit a Pull Type Truck Clutch

|Date: May 23, 2018

How To Fit a Pull Type Truck Clutch

Transmission systems specialist Valeo talks CVW through a fitting guide of a pull type clutch with snap o ...

Transmission systems specialist Valeo talks CVW through a fitting guide of a pull type clutch with snap on/snap off mechanical bearing. According to Valeo, a pull type clutch with snap on/snap off mec ...

May 23, 2018
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Best Practice Hub Spline Greasing

|Date: October 13, 2017

Best Practice Hub Spline Greasing

ZF Services UK outlines best practices for hub spline greasing and highlights some of the errors that sho ...

ZF Services UK outlines best practices for hub spline greasing and highlights some of the errors that should be avoided. ...

October 13, 2017
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How to fit a clutch on a Vauxhall Vivaro

|Date: October 09, 2017

How to fit a clutch on a Vauxhall Vivaro

Booked in with complaints of a heavy clutch pedal, a Vauxhall Vivaro 2.5 DTI undergoes a full clutch repl ...

Booked in with complaints of a heavy clutch pedal, a Vauxhall Vivaro 2.5 DTI undergoes a full clutch replacement at the hands of the REPXPERT technicians at Schaeffler. ...

October 09, 2017
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