In a recent article, I wrote about step-motor system performance emphasizing key concepts that all engineers need to understand about this widely-used electro-magnetic-mechanical digital actuator. As ...

When it’s time to specify a high-performance motor that offers both precise positioning and cost efficiency, stepper motors offer many advantages over DC motors thanks to their brushless technology.

I can pull the engine in three hours." "Yeah, well I can do it in two." I "I'll yank it in an hour and a half." At the HOT ROD shop, any engine-removal project begins with the glory stories of jerking ...

This is a tool that we hadn't thought much about before until we saw it in action. Removing the balancer from a V-8 engine, especially in the tight confines of a truck's engine compartment, can be ...

How do you classify Erik Stacey's Silverado-bodied sled puller? It looks like it should have a Duramax and an Allison under the fiberglass body-but it doesn't. The engine is an inline-six that appears ...