There are really only two main toilet tank parts: The toilet flush valve, which lets water gush into the bowl during the ...

I had downed the gearbox to do the clutch on my Premier President. While at it, I decided to remove the sump and clean the strainer too. Even ...

If you have been turning wrenches for a few years, you have probably developed a sense for what 20-50 ft-lbs of torque feels ...

This article was originally published with the title “A Nut and Washer for Vehicle Axles” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 62 No. 14 (April 1890), p. 213 doi:10.1038 ...

Most cars have four or five lug nuts per wheel, while trucks have more like six to eight. That’s a lot of wheel nuts to keep track of…and a few things can go wrong with any one of them over time.

The requirements of inch-based: (1) zinc-coated ferrous carriage bolts, machine bolts, double-arming bolts, double-end bolts, washer-head bolts, eye bolts, eye nuts, and washer nuts; (2) zinc-coated ...

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company (Boeing) Model 737-8, 737-8200, and 737-9 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of a missing washer ...

However, among the washer types, there remain important distinctions. Like nuts, washers should be complementary to the selected bolt and chosen to suit the user’s unique fastening application.

James Elsworth of the NREL in the US looks at some of the engineering methods for bolstering PV infrastructure resilience in the face of ever increasing climatic and environmental threats.