ABOUT THE TOOL: This damaged bolt and stud extractor tool is 3/8-inch drive and can be used with manual or pneumatic impact wrenches and ratchets. The hexagonal flat can also be used with flat ...

New car purchases are few and far between for a young(ish) enthusiast of modest means. But new tool buys? Those can come far ...

A stripped bolt is kind of a metaphor for a lot of wrenching projects out there. It’s supposed to work one way as part of a simple task, but instead, it turns into an hours-long nightmare that leaves ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Screws are some of the most common pieces of hardware that are used in home projects like building furniture or even hanging photos. However, ...

If you've ever dabbled in auto repair or engine tinkering, you may understand just how frustrating a broken bolt can be. It's already difficult to remove old bolts from an engine, thanks to things ...

Few things seem more hopeless than when you’re in the process of removing a bolt, screw, or stud and it breaks. At that point, you know it’s all over but the crying. You’ve busted a bolt off in a ...

Heat. For years it’s been a mainstay in the mechanic’s repertoire for unsticking stuck things. From rusted nuts and bolts to pieces that once slipped smoothly together, there isn’t much a torch can’t ...

Some of the best ways to remove a stuck bolt without breaking it involve applying heat, using penetrating oil, and rocking it back and forth gently.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Just yesterday I was in a deep sea of melancholy with my head in my hands after breaking an EZ-Out bolt extractor into a bolt that had broken ...