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[Demon I Am]

Since there are a ton of really good tips and tricks related to most auto work above, another good tip is to start a screw by placing it at the hole, adding gentle pressure while turning counter-clockwise. Within a rotation, you will feel the screw threads drop into the thread path, then you can tighten away. I do this with pretty much every screw or bolt that I've ever handled, especially spark plugs.