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Carquest acquired Worldpac in 2004, but kept its operations separate. [7] General Parts received $258 million in 2011 for selling 33 of the company’s distribution centers and office buildings in a long-term sale-leaseback deal. [5] In June 2012, Carquest Auto Parts relaunched its Carquest.com website, offering buy online, pick up in store ...
Grease fitting on a bearing A grease nipple on the driver's door of a 1956 VW Beetle. A grease fitting, grease nipple, Zerk fitting, grease zerk, or Alemite fitting is a metal fitting used in mechanical systems to feed lubricants, usually lubricating grease, into a bearing under moderate to high pressure using a grease gun.
The 2008 Carquest Auto Parts 300 was a NASCAR Nationwide Series race held at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina on May 24, 2008. The race was the 31st iteration of the event . It was also the 13th race of the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series .
An axlebox, also known as a journal box in North America, is the mechanical subassembly on each end of the axles under a railway wagon, coach or locomotive; it contains bearings and thus transfers the wagon, coach or locomotive weight to the wheels and rails; the bearing design is typically oil-bathed plain bearings on older rolling stock, or roller bearings on newer rolling stock.
A grease gun (pneumatic) A grease gun is a common workshop and garage tool used for lubrication. The purpose of the grease gun is to apply lubricant through an aperture to a specific point, usually from a grease cartridge to a grease fitting or 'nipple'. The channels behind the grease nipple lead to where the lubrication is needed.
Lithium-based grease has a dropping point at 190 to 220 °C (374 to 428 °F). However the maximum usable temperature for lithium-based grease is 120 °C. The amount of grease in a sample can be determined in a laboratory by extraction with a solvent followed by e.g. gravimetric determination. [6]
In older cars, the trunnion is part of the suspension and either allows free movement of the rear wheel hub in relation to the chassis [9] or allows the front wheel hub to rotate with the steering. On many cars (such as those made by Triumph [ 10 ] ) the trunnion is machined from a brass or bronze casting and is prone to failure if not greased ...
Kogel Bearings is a manufacturer in the bicycle industry. Headquartered in El Paso, Texas, Kogel Bearings are marketed and sold online and through a network of bicycle dealers across North America, in Europe and Asia. The company specializes in high quality ball bearings. Kogel Bearings began selling products in January 2014 and the product ...