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Re: Left hand wheel nuts??

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From: tim.dow...@gmail.com (Tim+)
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Subject: Re: Left hand wheel nuts??
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by: Tim+ - Tue, 15 Mar 2022 18:58 UTC

Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com> wrote:
> Came across wheel studs with L-H threads on the n/s rear of a car
> today. Never encountered that before! What on earth is the point?

Helps to stop them loosening.

> Anyone else come across this outrage?

Only ever heard of it on lorries. How old/big is the car? Wouldn’t put it
past RR doing it as obviously no owner is going to dirty their hands on the
wheel nuts when they have a man for that sort of thing. ;-)

Tim

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by: Dave Plowman (News) - Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:42 UTC

In article
<457136368.669063370.801594.tim.downie-gmail.com@news.individual.net>,
Tim+ <tim.downie@gmail.com> wrote:
> Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com> wrote:
> > Came across wheel studs with L-H threads on the n/s rear of a car
> > today. Never encountered that before! What on earth is the point?

> Helps to stop them loosening.

> > Anyone else come across this outrage?

> Only ever heard of it on lorries. How old/big is the car? Wouldnt put it
> past RR doing it as obviously no owner is going to dirty their hands on the
> wheel nuts when they have a man for that sort of thing. ;-)

Rolls/Bentley certainly did on the S series cars up until the 60s. Not
sure about later models.

And if you stripped a thread in a nut, the LH thread ones cost more than
the RH ones. Don't ask how I know.

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Re: Left hand wheel nuts??	Tim+
Re: Left hand wheel nuts??	Dave Plowman (News)