Locking lug nuts are common on newer vehicles as well as on custom and aftermarket wheels. They can only be removed with a special key, and their purpose is to deter theft. You can replace just one or ...

It’s not much of a stretch to say that without nuts and bolts, the world would fall apart. Bolted connections are everywhere, from the frame of your DIY 3D printer to the lug nuts holding the wheels ...

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 ...

Pemhex is a self-clinching prevailing torque lock-nut from Penn Engineering, with the integrated nylon insert there to resist screw loosening in service due to vibration and thermal cycling. “The ...