The problem is due to a manufacturing defect and can increase friction in the steering gearbox assembly, according to documents provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Rack and pinion steering is commonly used in modern vehicles to facilitate steering control. It involves a gear assembly consisting of a rack (a straight bar with teeth) and a pinion gear (a small ...

Schaeffler has been granted a patent for a park lock gear assembly for vehicle transmission units. The assembly includes a park lock gear on a transmission shaft, a housing unit with a portion ...

A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11879529B1) discloses a two-speed gearbox assembly designed for electric drive vehicles. The gearbox assembly includes a housing, multiple planetary ...

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced last week that Honda is recalling about 1.7 million vehicles in the U.S. due to a problem with the steering gearbox assembly. According to ...

Strain wave gearing is a clever way to produce a high-efficiency, high ratio gearbox within a small space. It involves an outer fixed ring of gear teeth and an inner flexible ring of teeth which are ...

Toyota made an important step forward when it made the Prius. Still, the secret to the car's success was not the hybrid system alone, but the transmission, which was named e-CVT. It didn't act like a ...

3D-printed gearboxes are always an interesting design challenge, especially if you want to make them compact. [ZeroBacklash] created a little strain wave gearbox (harmonic drive) for when you want to ...

For folks with high horsepower street cars, the allure of a "clutchless" manual Lenco gearbox—and the cool-looking lightning-rod shifters—is pretty clear, but historically, the cost has been ...