Stemco, an Enpro company, has launched ReSpec, a line of patented thread repair tools designed to help fleets and technicians ...

When a bolt or screw breaks off it leaves the hot rodder feeling befuddled and without hope. But take heart—Summit Racing Equipment, Harbor Freight, and Dave Akard of Burbank Speed are here to help ...

Damaged threads in a transmission cover are restored using precision machining techniques. The repair returns the component ...

A bloody hand streaks through the air, discharging the offending 1/2-inch-drive ratchet into an excursion through the garage wall. The only thing more piercing than the pain is the howl of agony that ...

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 ...

Thread chaser kits were tested against damaged, rusty, and JB Weld-covered bolts to see which tools can actually repair threads without destroying them. Brands including Lang Tools, Vevor, CTA, Orion, ...