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 ...

There can be a lot of frustrating things about home repairs and DIYs, but sometimes it's the small stuff that gets you. Literally: One thing that has not infrequently stopped me in my tracks on a ...

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 ...

A few of the screws in my case have stripped threads and I can't remove them. They are easy to turn but just fall back into place at one point, and is seemingly impossible to remove.<BR><BR>How do I ...

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 ...

Stripped screws are a pain point for the DIY enthusiast and professional craftsperson alike. They're incredibly frustrating and can hold up a job indefinitely while you figure out how to get that ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Nothing can bring a project to a halt quite like the discovery of a broken bolt. Whether it's something as simple as replacing an old mower ...

Bolts are stronger than nails because they use threads to secure objects together. You can't simply pull a bolt out without breaking the wood around it. That is why they are often used to hold the ...

When I stripped the torx bolt head on the seat post clamp on my Cipollini MCM, and could no longer adjust the seat, I decided to solve this one myself. Since there were no videos on how to remove a ...

While I was trying to replace my internal fan I stripped the screw inside the memory bay of my Powerbook 15" al. I have looked at numerous sites, but I haven't found any that address removing a small ...