Your steering wheel should feel light and predictable, not noisy or strained. When the power steering pump starts to whine, ...

Aeration occurs when air contaminates the hydraulic fluid. Symptoms include foaming of the fluid, erratic actuator movements, and a banging or knocking noise when it compresses and decompresses as it ...

High vibration is a common problem for motors installed on top of vertical pumps. Its source can stem from a mechanical issue with the pump, motor, or coupling — or even hydraulic forces from the pump ...

Hidden between a house and a cornfield sits Jimmy Bullard's shop, in rural Walkertown, North Carolina. Like many in the area, Jimmy grew up engulfed in NASCAR racing. He started building race cars ...

Most people think of infrastructure as roads, bridges, and electrical lines. Yet many essential services that support daily ...

Converting mechanical energy to fluid form provides the "muscle" in a fluid-power system. The power source is the key element in a fluid-power system. In a pneumatic system the power source is an air ...

Your engine lives or dies on a thin film of oil that the pump must deliver at the right pressure. When that pressure drops, ...