Abstract: A process for forming a fastener for use in a D-Sub electrical connector to enable the connector to fixedly connect with a mated connector by threadedly engaging a bolt with the fastener, comprising the following steps:stamping a first metallic plate to have a first face with a number of parallel V-cuts therein, a second opposite face with an elongate flange, and a number of keys above the flange;bending the first metallic plate to obtain a sleeve with the V-cuts forming an internal thread in the sleeve, a circular flange at a lower edge of a peripheral perimeter of the sleeve, and a number of keys above the circular flange;stamping a second metallic plate to form a base having a first hole, a circular protrusion projecting into the hole, and a number keyways in the protrusion; andassembling the sleeve to the base by extending the sleeve through the hole to reach a position in which the sleeve has an interferential engagement with the protrusion, the keys are fittingly received in the keyways, and the circula