On rear-drive vehicles, one sign of a worn U-join is a “clank” sound when a drive gear is engaged. On front-drive vehicles, CV joints often make a clicking noise when they’re worn.

Although there are many drivers who understand what goes on under the hood of a vehicle and the inner workings of car mechanics, there are plenty of others who might not know a spark plug from a ...

Clank-clank-clank-clank-clank. That’s the sound of money — metal coins hitting a metal tray — signifying slot or video poker winnings at one of the dwindling number of coin-operated machines ...