A spring compressor is among the most infamous tools available to home auto mechanics. Its job and operation are straightforward: It just squeezes a spring so that you can remove or install it from a ...

We recently discovered that AutoZonePro sells tools. Not the cheap disposable kind but the worthy keep-forever kind. The trick is to thumb-scroll the Tool & Equipment Quarterly at AutoZonePro.com then ...

Coil-sprung suspension is a low-stiction, low-maintenance approach to suspending your mountain bike, with less heat build-up than air suspension. However, unlike air suspension (where you just ...

"Coil bind" occurs when a spring's coils stack solid at or before full camshaft lift. This develops an infinite load on the valvetrain, causing its weakest link to fail. If you're lucky, the result is ...