Standard taps are actually designed to cut new threads rather than chase existing ones. Every time you use a standard tap to chase a set of head bolt threads, for example, the tap will also remove ...

Everybody who has worked on a car knows the pain and suffering of stripping or damaging threads. It can and will happen to anybody on a wrenching journey, and it often feels like a firm dead-end for ...

A new catalog featuring collapsible and solid adjustable taps includes rotary and stationary tapping models, and taps for right or left-hand threads. Collapsible taps have interchangeable tap heads ...

We have all done it, overtightened a bolt and blown out the threads. When a bolt starts to tighten up and then go suddenly loose, you know that the threads are toast and now you have a problem.

One of the keys to building a performance engine is paying attention to the details. This includes making sure that all of the threaded holes in your engine block are in great shape and ready to ...