| Author | Message | ||
     Gmc310 |
Hope someone can help ,I forget which thread the front primary bolt that goes to the splined crankshaft (left or right ) thanks , Gary | ||
| Djkaplan |
The crank nut is lefty-loosey (conventional threads), the clutch nut is the one that's reverse threaded. Other interesting reverse threaded items I've encountered: the adjusting nut for old style GM worm gear steering boxes, bicycle crank nuts, and the bolts that hold ring gears to their carriers in car differentials. | ||
| Bomber |
old Chrylser Products has reverse thread lug nuts on one side . . . . . | ||
| Rich |
Yamaha mirrors, one side is bass ackwards. | ||
| Djkaplan |
"old Chrylser Products has reverse thread lug nuts on one side . . . . ." I never knew that... but it reminds me that semi-trailer wheel studs are reverse threaded on one side, too. This subject should have it's own thread... | ||
| Leftcoastal |
The nut holding on the splined shaft is as DJ said - it's right hand sometimes it is REALLY effing tight and takes either a long breaker bar or impact wrench to remove. Impact is NOT recommended due to possible collateral damage (I do it but I'm not gonna tell you to!) You have to use that special tool that spans between the sprockets and locks them (prevents them from turning). It's basically a piece of bar stock. I've had good results rolling up a rag and sticking it in between the primary chain and the sprocket to keep it all still while ya wail on the breaker bar. My mom used to tell me my head was on wrong - turns out it too is mounted with a left hand thread. I'm OK now that I sorted that out. Oh yeah - did you need to know all that or did you just want the info so you could win bets at the bar? AL | ||
| Old_man |
Had a 1950 Pontiac, flat tire on a dark road at night, bent a tire iron turning the wheel nut the wrong way trying to loosen it. Walked home, noticed the reverse thread in daylight the next morning. |
