Cleaning rust, using penetrating oil, and adding patience help loosen bolts safely without stripping or damaging the hardware. Using the right tools, slow pressure, and controlled heat reduces ...

Removing rusted or seized hardware can be one of the toughest parts of working on cars or other automotive projects, and it’s often where traditional torches get dragged out. But open flames bring ...

There are very few things we find more frustrating than starting what should be a simple part swap, only to snap off a bolt. That's an automotive lesson some of us have learned the hard way. What ...

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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 ...

Over the past few weeks we've looked at thread checkers to identify nuts and bolts, battery desulfators and heat-shrink self-solder butt-splice connectors to make wiring connections easy. This week's ...