Re: [FWDLK] One good turn deserves another!!

[Magik Draggin <magikdraggin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Of course.  The rotation of the wheels in forward direction will cause the lug nuts to "turn" as a result of vibration and (is it) angular momentum?...in a clockwise direction on the right/hand side of the car (passenger side) and in a counter-clockwise direction on the left/hand side of the car (drivers side). 

Having the threads consistent with this action, only makes sense, (if the lug nuts are insufficiently tightened).  Otherwise it is not an important consideration, like why would anyone deliberately NOT tighten their lug nuts sufficiently.

Karl

 

 

 Wayne Graefen <wgraefen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Okay, so you are a new Chrysler 300 or other older Mopar owner and you are going to rotate tires or check your brakes.  You haven't owned an old Mop in a while and sometime in this cars history, it has ended up with left and right threaded lugs at opposite corners of the car.

 

On which side did Chrysler put the left hand threaded lugs and on which the right threaded?

 

Park Waldrop called with that question this morning and you know, I couldn't give him the answer off the top of my head (pre-morning coffee)!!!   Went out to the barn and looked at the F and ingrained in my mind that :

 

LEFT IS LEFT

 

RIGHT IS RIGHT

 

Seems obvious, but if you had a car with swapped around drums, and tried to figure out the engineering principles, would you come up with the same answer??

 

Wayne

 

 

 

 

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