The bolts holes are stripped and damaged on this Caterpillar D9T Bulldozer transmission cover! Someone has also tried to repair one of the holes using a self tapping thread repair insert but the hole ...

I ran into a problem while doing a top-end rebuild of the stock 350 Chevy small-block in my 1974 El Camino. I discovered while trying to reinstall a new factory-style balancer bolt and -inch-thick ...

Few things disturb us more than the bewilderment of a broken bolt or seized pipe plug in a casting. You’re at a loss for how to get the darned thing out. This is when you have to slow down and come up ...

Everybody who has worked on a car knows the pain and suffering of stripping or damaging threads. It can and will happen to anybody on a wrenching journey, and it often feels like a firm dead-end for ...

We've all been there. You're tightening a bolt into a threaded hole and it's a bit harder than usual, and then the whole thing goes loose like the metal threads ...

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. YouTuber "whatnooowaaay," has attracted a lot of attention with a tool hack video showcasing an unusual solution for cleaning bolt threads. In ...

Few things disturb us more than the bewilderment of a broken bolt or seized pipe plug in a casting. You're at a loss for how to get the darned thing out. This is when you have to slow down and come up ...