Clutch & steering
  • First Line runs through steering components

    Global Marketing Director for First Line Jon Roughley talks about the range of steering components availa ...

    Global Marketing Director for First Line Jon Roughley talks about the range of steering components available from the company. The range of steering components from First Line offers the aftermarket e ...

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  • BPW explores self-steering axle

    Roger Thorpe, BPW Engineering Manager, explains the technical workings of the company’s self-steering axl ...

    Roger Thorpe, BPW Engineering Manager, explains the technical workings of the company’s self-steering axle. The BPW self-steering axle contains a unique design of centring device, which is a major con ...

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  • REPXPERT runs through a clutch replacement

    This month, REPXPERT Alistair Mason replaced the clutch on a Vauxhall Movano 2.3 D, which has covered mor ...

    This month, REPXPERT Alistair Mason replaced the clutch on a Vauxhall Movano 2.3 D, which has covered more than 140,000 miles. As is the norm with light commercial vehicles, the first job is to check ...

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  • 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 ...

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  • 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 ...

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  • Better safe than sorry

    Wayne McCluskey is the Technical Training Manager at ZF Aftermarket, which supplies the automotive afterm ...

    Wayne McCluskey is the Technical Training Manager at ZF Aftermarket, which supplies the automotive aftermarket with Lemförder and TRW steering components. Here, he reviews some indications that attent ...

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  • What not to wear

    CVW hears from Volker Brinkmann, Head of Communications at the Diesel Technic Group, on how imprecise clu ...

    CVW hears from Volker Brinkmann, Head of Communications at the Diesel Technic Group, on how imprecise clutch fitment can lead to the accelerated wear of this crucial component. The dreaded rise of rev ...

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  • Febi: Range Expansion

    febi has recently expanded its range of truck components to include products like fuel filters, clutch ki ...

    febi has recently expanded its range of truck components to include products like fuel filters, clutch kits, and ABS sensors. The expansion includes brake discs that fit the Renault Midlum (2006) and ...

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  • Steering the Electric Bus Revolution

    As the world begins investing in electric alternatives, Cy Wilkinson, Managing Director of Pailton Engine ...

    As the world begins investing in electric alternatives, Cy Wilkinson, Managing Director of Pailton Engineering, explains how bus steering systems might change as fleets become eco-friendly. ...

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  • Testing your Reactions

    Mark Boden, General Manager for Diesel Technic UK and Ireland, explains how reaction rods fit into the st ...

    Mark Boden, General Manager for Diesel Technic UK and Ireland, explains how reaction rods fit into the steering system, and how component quality can affect levels of vehicle downtime. ...

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