Engine bearings do many things. They support moving parts like crankshafts and connecting rods, but they also play a role in determining an engine's oil pressure and protect the crankshaft from being ...

Cam Bearing Selection And InstallationThe task of replacing camshaft bearings during an engine rebuild may appear to be a no-brainer, but the more intelligent approach is to handle the job with as ...

A spun bearing is one of the most dreaded failures in any engine — stock or race, gasoline or diesel, it doesn't discriminate. The damage is often catastrophic, the repair bill rarely pretty, and the ...

Garage 54 shows what happens when you remove the insert bearings from an engine’s connecting rods and crankshaft. After the engine fails, the folks at Garage 54 take it apart to show all the internal ...

Mahle Engine Components has developed a lead-free bearing system for heavy-duty truck engines, engineered with polymeric coatings for better wear resistance to help engine manufacturers deal with new ...

Texas A&M researchers claim to have developed noncontact bearings that eliminate friction and allow aircraft engines to run more efficiently. Aircraft engines could soon run more efficiently with new ...

Peter Constantine, via carcraft.com: I'm in the beginning stages of my first engine build-nothing fancy, just a mild 355 small-block Chevy to replace the exhausted, nonoriginal small-block in my '69 Z ...

Scientists have developed tiny wireless sensors resilient enough to survive the harsh conditions inside jet engines to detect when critical bearings are close to failing and prevent breakdowns.