Need to change your tire? Here's a step-by-step guide on how to do so, from hubcap to lugnuts. The first task in changing a flat is to remove the wheel cover or hubcap on the injured tire. The ...

The humble lug nut is a critical player in vehicular safety. Too loose and your wheel could part company with the axle and roll on down the highway on its own — yikes. In fact, recall that some Ford ...

Q. You wrote about seeing lug bolts broken by using pipes for leverage (Motormouth, Dec. 6, 2009), which I do often. Now, my wife has bought me an impact wrench to remove lugs. Will that hazard still ...