Early ideas of universal joints (or U-joints) have dated back thousands of years and seem to originate from multiple sources. However, about a century ago, a young engineering graduate, Clarence W.

Drivetrain setup continues to be a baffling and controversial subject. It's baffling because it's three-dimensional, and it's controversial because differing applications require differing solutions.

Building a hot rod means working all the angles, and there are plenty of angles to work. One of the more important angles is the angle between your transmission output shaft (which is the same as the ...

The 1350 Super-Flex with standard yokes, 1310 Super-Flex with standard yokes, and a normal 1310 U-joint with severely ground yokes. The Super-Flex joints allow for up to 40 degrees of angle with ...

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 ...

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 can be, ...