New Auto TechTips Available from Timken

CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 22 -- The Timken Company introduces a new series of technical information - Automotive TechTips, for installers, technicians and do-it-yourselfers. Timken Automotive TechTips shows how-to install and maintain hubs, bearings and seals.

You can visit www.timken.com/autotechtips to print your reference copy of Automotive TechTips, and on this Web page, sign up for Timken to send you future issues. Technicians, counter and sales people appreciate the easy access to Timken product knowledge.

"Regularly, mechanics want to know the right maintenance practices for the products we sell. That's why Timken consistently provides technical knowledge. And we'll continue to publish proper maintenance information to support our growing product portfolio," Barry Harris, national marketing manager says.

The Seal Installation Auto TechTips is featured in Tomorrow's Technician September issue. Why seal installation? Because improper installation is possibly one of the leading causes of premature seal failure.

Previously, the Removing and Installing a Hub Assembly was featured in Tomorrow's Technician. For Heavy-Duty TechTips visit www.timken.com/techtips to print topics to start your reference binder.

The Timken Company (www.timken.com) is a leading international manufacturer of highly engineered bearings, alloy and specialty steels and components, and a provider of related products and services. Following its February 2003 acquisition of The Torrington Company, Timken employs 28,000 people worldwide in operations in 29 countries. In 2002, the combined companies had sales of approximately $3.8 billion.