That box of assorted rubber O-rings under the workbench in your shop might supply the cure to leaky hydraulic connections, or it might just interrupt the leak for a day or two. Flat-face hydraulic ...

The first step links quite closely to the design stage for these plates. Choosing the size and material for your O-ring is a vital step, as it will determine the methods required further down the line ...

O-rings and guide rings are both used on hydraulic cylinders, but they handle different tasks. O-rings are often the first choice for engineers because of their flexibility and performance in static ...

Nothing beats the feeling of rolling a Dodge Ram pickup with a freshly compound-turbocharged Cummins diesel engine out of the shop and onto the street for the first time and experiencing the reward ...

For more than 60 years, engineers specifying seals and customers using them have accepted the arbitrary rule that the maximum amount O-rings will swell in most applications is a 25% change in volume.

It looks like a couple dozen 2023, 2024, and 2025 Ford and Lincoln models are lining up for repairs in the US. Turns out, their fuel injectors might be missing a couple of key components—o-rings and o ...

Whether or not WD-40 will keep your chain’s O-rings happy or ruin them is one of the most controversial topics in motorcycle maintenance. Check any web forum and there’s bound to be a 30-page debate ...