If you work on cars — either as a professional mechanic or as a DIYer — or in another trade requiring the frequent use of sockets and hand tools, you probably understand how tricky some jobs ...

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 ...

We know you have a few burning questions about those little cross-shaped joints in your driveshafts and axles, so here's the scoop. a u-joint (universal joint) is basically a flexible pivot point ...

Anyone who has seriously wheeled anything with a Dana 30, Dana 44, or Chevy 10-bolt front axle has probably replaced at least one Spicer 5-297X U-joint. The ol' 297 served admirably in most 11/42 ...