A Confussed Nut
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A Confussed Nut
I can't belive I forgot this, but is a threaded bolt/nut right-hand or left-hand thread? I need to get a few 1/4-20 nuts that tighten the opposite direction of your standard nut, for a project.
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Originally Posted by sierraben
I can't belive I forgot this, but is a threaded bolt/nut right-hand or left-hand thread? I need to get a few 1/4-20 nuts that tighten the opposite direction of your standard nut, for a project.
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There used to be quite a few trucks that had right threaded lug nuts on one side and left on the other. I don't think I've seen any since the 60's or early 70's though.
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Ian F--Totally forgot about Grainger- Thanks 
mistakenID--That's right. I used to have a 58 Dodge pickup where the wheel lug nuts on one side were left-hand threads.
How many of us tried to loosen lug nuts that were l-h threads?
mistakenID--That's right. I used to have a 58 Dodge pickup where the wheel lug nuts on one side were left-hand threads.
How many of us tried to loosen lug nuts that were l-h threads?
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Big rigs still have left handed threads on the drivers side..Same with coach busses & RV's... If the lug nuts were hand tight (drivers side) the motion of the wheel would keep them tight.. I know it sounds hokie, but its supposed to work...
By the way, my father tried to remove the drivers side lug nuts the wrong way....thats how i learned about L-H thread usage....
By the way, my father tried to remove the drivers side lug nuts the wrong way....thats how i learned about L-H thread usage....
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Being a left dominant person, I am in my right (brained) mind. Although a few people wonder that. What's really bad is one job I deal with mostly normal stuff, the other job I deal with that has a lot of stuff that one part is normal threads and another part is left hand threads. It always takes me a few minutes to get into the right frame of mind so I don't break something.
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Sierraben:
To answer your last question. Yes, left-handed threaded fasteners are often called reverse thread bolts/nuts.
Runum:
Your little saying is only correct for right handed threaded fasteners. It's bass-ackwards for left hand threaded fasteners.
To answer your last question. Yes, left-handed threaded fasteners are often called reverse thread bolts/nuts.
Runum:
Your little saying is only correct for right handed threaded fasteners. It's bass-ackwards for left hand threaded fasteners.
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Originally Posted by deano512
Big rigs still have left handed threads on the drivers side..Same with coach busses & RV's... If the lug nuts were hand tight (drivers side) the motion of the wheel would keep them tight.. I know it sounds hokie, but its supposed to work...
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Last edited by oldhalftons; May 15, 2005 at 11:53 PM.