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 ...

The epidemic rearend problems that have plagued General Motors in the last few years are not new. And the factory has not addressed the problems in today's Camaros and Firebirds. Ironically, the ...