Timken launches three new training videos for automotive techs

June 5, 2015
The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), a global leader in bearings, announces the launch of three new training videos.

The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), a global leader in bearings, announces the launch of three new training videos. Timken provides tips to automotive technicians through a series of brief videos titled Tricks of the Trade.

The three new videos cover these topics:

  • Effect of corrosion on anti-lock braking system (ABS) sensors: How to resolve ABS brake system problems by removing corrosion around the sensor input hole.
  • GM axle nut styles: The importance of selecting and properly installing the newer single-piece nut.
  • 1998-2004 Grand Cherokee axle bearing: The importance of selecting the correct axle bearing to ensure proper end play and avoid brake issues.

Available at https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTimkenCompany, these new videos add to the existing collection of Timken training videos released late last year. They include two videos on the Timken online predictive analytics inventory optimization solution, Demand Insight®, and two additional Tricks of the Trade videos - one on active seal encoders and the other covering super duty hub assembly.

Timken additionally offers multiple automotive TechTips for both the light vehicle and commercial vehicle markets. These tips provide information to help minimize return rates, learn accepted maintenance practices and get the most out of your Timken products. TechTips can be found exclusively at Timken.com/techtips.

About The Timken Company

The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com) engineers, manufactures and markets bearings, transmissions, gearboxes, chain and related products, and offers a spectrum of powertrain rebuild and repair services. The leading authority on tapered roller bearings, Timken today applies its deep knowledge of metallurgy, tribology and mechanical power transmission across a variety of bearings and related systems to improve reliability and efficiency of machinery and equipment all around the world. The company’s growing product and services portfolio features many strong industrial brands including Timken®, Fafnir®, Philadelphia Gear®, Drives® and InterlubeTM. Known for its quality products and collaborative technical sales model, Timken posted $3.1 billion in sales in 2014. With 14,000 employees operating from 28 countries, Timken makes the world more productive and keeps industry in motion.

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