It's springtime! Time to start working on your project car, learn a new wrenching skill, discover what everything is under the hood (and how it works), or just spruce up your daily driver. All month, ...

Locking wheel nuts do not have standard hexagonal heads like a normal nut and bolt. They require a unique locking wheel nut ‘key’ to remove them. This guide looks at the different types of locking ...

Does the sequence in which a jam nut and a standard nut are installed make a difference? Definitely. A jam nut is a thinner-than-average nut tightened against a standard-height nut to lock the two ...

The free-spinning locknut turns freely onto a bolt until seated against a base. Further tightening of the nut produces locking action. Operating principles of all these nuts are similar. When the ...

We’ll admit most of us are more comfortable with solder and software than mechanical things. However, between robots, 3D printers, and various other mechanical devices, we sometimes have to dig into ...