Left hand thread lug nuts
Post Fiend
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From: Atlanta GA
> I hope I never lose the lug nuts
I try to keep 2-3 extra (especially a left hand thread) in the glove box. That way if the lug gets messed up taking it off or you have to re thread a stud with a nut you can. Or double them up on a stripped lug.
PLUS, if you lose a wheel, if you have 2-3 nuts and can rob one from each remaining wheel you can usually limp home.
I try to keep 2-3 extra (especially a left hand thread) in the glove box. That way if the lug gets messed up taking it off or you have to re thread a stud with a nut you can. Or double them up on a stripped lug.
PLUS, if you lose a wheel, if you have 2-3 nuts and can rob one from each remaining wheel you can usually limp home.
Tuned
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AKA "get the torch" wheels.
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yup, ihc too. left is always on the left unless someone put that hub on the wrong side. or got a left/right junkyard replacement, etc. in 40+ years of wrenching i've never figured out why. i've heard the self-tightening story. never sounded credible. i think they did it as a mechanic's intelligence test, do you notice the L or slash before you snap it off with the impact?
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yup, ihc too. left is always on the left unless someone put that hub on the wrong side. or got a left/right junkyard replacement, etc. in 40+ years of wrenching i've never figured out why. i've heard the self-tightening story. never sounded credible. i think they did it as a mechanic's intelligence test, do you notice the L or slash before you snap it off with the impact?
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I've worked on a '59 f350 and a '60 f350 and they both had reverse threads on the drivers side. First time I had ever heard of such a thing and belive me I broke quit a few studs before realizing what was going on.
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Tuned
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I may be wrong, but I believe my fathers old 84 f250 diesel had left hand nuts on the one side (front and rear). It was the first set of tires I ever changed (I couldn't have been 10 at the time), so it REALLY threw me for a loop.
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GM used them on a number of models in the 50"s and 60"s. Had a 54 Buick with them. Also ran into a LH thread on a 300-6 fan nut. And it was on tight!
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From: Indianapolis
Here's my stupid story---bought a 50' International Harvester pick-up back in the 70's. Wanted a spare tire--found a pick-up just like mine in an old-country junk yard. Studs and bolts were all rusted up, so not knowing any better spent 5-6 hours with hammer and chisels busting all the nuts off. Later had to change a tire at home, and finally figured it out.
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