Sentence examples for tight nuts from inspiring English sources

Break tight nuts or bolts by tightening them an 1/8 of a turn to the right (assuming a right hand thread).

The handsome stranger tells her his car has a flat tire, a tight nut, and he hasn't the strength to fix it.

A squirt of oil can help loosen a really tight nut.

Make sure to finger tight the tire nuts before using a wrench.

Before you get those two big nuts tight, take a look at your new faucet, see if it is straight or angled one way or the other, then finish tightening up the nuts.

Screw the regulator on, then screw the nut tight while simultaneously twisting the regulator until it is seated in the valve.

Once the car is back down and the jack is removed from the undercarriage, twist the nuts as tight as they'll go. Et voilà!

This may take some effort if the lug nuts are tight.

When you put in a water softener, don't wrench the nuts too tight.

Replace the washers and loosely fit the 10mm nuts finger tight.

Thread it in and hand tight all the holding nuts using ratchet, extension and socket.