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Can you feel the tension?

28 September 2023

Schaeffler’s REPXPERT team has spent the last few months making sure technicians keep the front-end auxiliary drive (FEAD) system at the forefront of their minds. Read More

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Li-Ion batteries: Size does not matter

5 December 2022

Imagine if today we had only ever known electric cars, which were the dominant powertrain of choice in the late 1800s. Consider someone coming along… Read More

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Overvoltage adversity

31 October 2022

Recently we had a 2009 Ford Transit Connect 1.8 TD come through the doors with 140,000 miles on the clock. The customer explained that if… Read More

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Machine Mart: Clarke impact wrenches

29 April 2022

Machine Mart offers a range of Clarke impact wrenches. The CIR18LIC is a ½” drive battery-powered impact wrench. It has a max torque of… Read More

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BMW: From back to front

14 February 2022

BMW moves slowly, and often with a great depth of research. For years they knew a rear-wheel-drive small car was not an efficient use of… Read More

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FEAD focus for REPXPERT/DENSO ‘Tea-break Training’

1 December 2021

FEAD focus for REPXPERT/DENSO ‘Tea-break Training’Schaeffler’s REPXPERT technical team recently teamed up with DENSO for a ‘Tea-break Training’ session focused on the front end… Read More

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Automotive career scheme appoints first Ambassador

25 June 2021

Samantha Anscombe, a Parts Advisor at Sytner and one of the winners at the Autocar’s Great Women Rising Stars awards has become the first Ambassador… Read More

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Drive My Career gets Supercharged on mental health

14 May 2021

A virtual event intended to support apprentice mental health is taking place next month.Supercharged will be hosted by Drive My Career on 9 June, and… Read More

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DVSA urges motorists to make it SAFE

10 March 2021

With schools now open again as lockdown is gradually eased, the DVSA has launched a campaign to urge motorists to make sure they are… Read More

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Schaeffler flips the switch on electric motor mass production

25 February 2021

EV ascendency took another step forward recently as Schaeffler started mass production of a wide range of electric motors, ranging from single components through to… Read More