Part 1: A-ating Look at the Bolts and Studs That Hold Your Engine Together—We'd Really Be Screwed Without Them! Bolts, nuts, and washers: They're what keeps your engine, drivetrain, chassis—heck, the ...

Working on cars requires a vast assortment of different tools. From extremely common devices like impact wrenches, socket sets, and screwdrivers to specialty and niche tools like OBDII code readers, ...

What’s the difference between a hitch pin and a wire tie? Get this wrong and it could cost your company millions in warranty bills and vehicle recalls, not to mention your job. Matthew Beecham finds ...

Thread the nut onto the bolt, hit it with 37 “ugga-duggas” and it’s all done, right? *insert buzzer here* Whoops! That’s a fail, and now you have a broken bolt. If you have been turning wrenches for a ...

When the chosen joining method involves the use of fasteners, the choice of fastener can be as important to joint integrity as the joint design itself. Nov. 15, 2002 When the chosen joining method ...

Nuts, bolts, and machine screws are the most common fasteners used for thin joints, despite the ongoing development of other fastener types. One reason for their popularity is that they are come in a ...