If you have a metal lathe just looking for some work, why not make your own lock nuts? That’s what [my mechanics insight] did when faced with a peculiar lock nut that needed replacing in a car. We can ...

Inspired by a traditional gateway at a Shinto shrine in Osaka nearly 40 years ago, the self-locking Hard Lock Nut has become an international success, offering improved safety and reduced costs by ...

A 2020 Corvette C8 had its wheels stolen in Detroit last week, but that might not have happened if the model had some technology from Ford. While locking lug nuts are nothing new, Ford has teamed up ...

Ford Creates 3D-Printed Locking Wheel Nuts Using Driver's Voice A soundwave is saved from a voice recording, converted into a circular pattern, and then used for the indentations on 3D-printed wheel ...

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 ...

I was stupefied. This was unexpected exotica so fresh the paint was still damp and so extreme that other cars in the showroom dissolved into nothingness. I can vividly recall the rifled exhaust tips, ...