Part of my stock in trade in writing these columns is that, as your favorite automotive everyman, I’m willing to admit to ...

Bolted connections are everywhere, from the frame of your DIY 3D printer to the lug nuts holding ... forces on the bolt, the nuts are far less likely to self-loosen. A similar mechanism is at ...

Before lifting the car with the jack, use the lug wrench to loosen the lug nuts on the flat tire. Turn them counterclockwise, but don’t remove them completely yet. Loosening them while the car ...

Before raising the car, use the lug nut wrench to loosen all lug nuts on the tire. The tire is mounted with four to eight lug bolts, which have nuts tightening the wheel to the rim. Place the lug ...