Did you ever notice that highly stressed fasteners like rod, main, and head bolts don't use any locking devices? These critical fasteners stay tight by being stretched-they work like clamps. If a ...

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 ...

Locking lug nuts are common on newer vehicles as well as on custom and aftermarket wheels. They can only be removed with a special key, and their purpose is to deter theft. You can replace just one or ...

The self-locking process consists of a nylon patch permanently sprayed onto the threads of a fastener (upper left) or embedded into the threads as a pellet or strip (upper right). When threads mate, ...

Fremont, CA / ACCESSWIRE / Aug 19, 2014 / LockDowel Corporation, a leading innovator of hardware fasteners, today announced its new snap lock fasteners have been programmed into Cabinet Vision ...

You don't need the biggest, shiniest wheels in town to catch the attention of thieves - because there's a ready market among the criminal fraternity for all types of rims. Even steel wheels are not ...

The Pemhex self-clinching fasteners feature a hexagonal nylon element that provides a reusable, non-metallic prevailing torque thread lock. The fasteners can be installed permanently in steel or ...