Backlash, pinion depth, tooth pattern, pinion and carrier-bearing preload—what does it all mean? When used in reference to an automobile, these terms usually apply to the rearend (or differential) and ...

Linear motors and ball-screw drives seem to hog the limelight when it comes to linear motion. Rack-and-pinion drives, another type of linear motion device, get no respect. But they are perfectly ...