I sometimes find myself in the middle of oddball arguments. The most recent one was about wheel fasteners, specifically whether wheel bolts were better than wheel studs for affixing the wheel to the ...

Few things seem more hopeless than when you’re in the process of removing a bolt, screw, or stud and it breaks. At that point, you know it’s all over but the crying. You’ve busted a bolt off in a ...

Should I retorque head bolts? Yep, that seems to be a big question on the web and it gets, like most questions on the internet, a variety of answers. In short, at least here in 2020, the answer is no, ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Welding is often used to permanently fasten two pieces of metal together, often by robotic welders. Screws and nuts are ...

Push-on, tubular, and self-threading stud receivers attach to unthreaded studs, rivets, pins or rods of metal, plastic, or wood. Stud receivers are usually made of hardened and tempered high-carbon ...

Automakers are constantly tweaking even the smallest features, leading to industry innovations from rain-sensing wipers to six-level autonomous driving. Some changes can go unnoticed until you have a ...