SCHWEINFURT, Germany – A new wheel hub that reduces friction and extends the life of the bearings inside will show up in a North American SUV next year.
Engineers at Schaeffler Group replaced two banks of tapered roller bearings with four banks of cheaper ball bearings.
Low-profile Schaeffler, which does ...
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