LH and RH Thread Lug Nuts

[440 Charger]

Reminds me of a guy at work....a machinist no less that needed too remove a wheel from an older Dodge chassis motor home and broke off 4 studs before taking a look at them to see what was up LOL

Very nice.

 

[33 IMP]

Manual printed in Great Britain/ Australia?
If not, its just simply wrong.

 

[kiwigtx]

Reminds me of a guy at work....a machinist no less that needed too remove a wheel from an older Dodge chassis motor home and broke off 4 studs before taking a look at them to see what was up LOL

I had a fellow apprentice do that after work one day - on his Aussie Valiant.....leftie nuts on the left (Passenger side) - took about 30 minutes of grunting before one of the older guys suggested turning the wheel wrench the other way. BINGO...it worked.

 

[440 Charger]

Manual printed in Great Britain/ Australia?
If not, its just simply wrong.

Nothing is ever wrong can just be better.

 

[440 Charger]

I had a fellow apprentice do that after work one day - on his Aussie Valiant.....leftie nuts on the left (Passenger side) - took about 30 minutes of grunting before one of the older guys suggested turning the wheel wrench the other way. BINGO...it worked.

Dont we all learn?

 

[440 Charger]

I had a fellow apprentice do that after work one day - on his Aussie Valiant.....leftie nuts on the left (Passenger side) - took about 30 minutes of grunting before one of the older guys suggested turning the wheel wrench the other way. BINGO...it worked.

the left side is drivers side here lol.

 

[Cranky]

Manual printed in Great Britain/ Australia?
If not, its just simply wrong.

Possibility....would the manual have a 'printed in (insert country)' label? My 66 Belvedere manual is in the house but I have a 98 Jeep manual out here in the shop and it has 'printed in U.S.A' on the back of it....

 

[33 IMP]

Studs and/or nuts on the left were also color coded copper for quick reference, and the stud either on the stud side or head side (can't remember, and not at home to check some old studs) had a L or R in them.

I have studs, lugnuts, and lugBOLTS, with "L"s on them .
(My thirty threes, and my fortynine use bolts screwed into the face of the drums, left on left side).

 

[Cranky]

I have studs, lugnuts, and lugBOLTS, with "L"s on them .
(My thirty threes, and my fortynine use bolts screwed into the face of the drums, left on left side).

When did they stop using bolts for the wheels? Mid 50's? I remember some makes of cars were still using them into the 60's and iirc, my 71 Bug did. Hated that whole car including the bolts lol

 

[440 Charger]

I have studs, lugnuts, and lugBOLTS, with "L"s on them .
(My thirty threes, and my fortynine use bolts screwed into the face of the drums, left on left side).

We all have lots just depends how you play with knowledge.

 

[440 Charger]

Possibility....would the manual have a 'printed in (insert country)' label? My 66 Belvedere manual is in the house but I have a 98 Jeep manual out here in the shop and it has 'printed in U.S.A' on the back of it....

A 98 jeep v-8

 

[440 Charger]

When did they stop using bolts for the wheels? Mid 50's? I remember some makes of cars were still using them into the 60's and iirc, my 71 Bug did. Hated that whole car including the bolts lol

Most here are very smart probly more than the let on.

 

[Cranky]

A 98 jeep v-8

Had that AMC 4.0 straight 6. Dang good engine though.....

 

[R413]

Thanks everyone. Usually when I ask a question like this I get advice to "GO READ THE OWNERS MANUAL!"

It is the factory service manual that folks are telling others they should read. Usually when they are asking Questions That are spelled out in the book and can’t be quickly answered.

 

[33 IMP]

When did they stop using bolts for the wheels? Mid 50's? I remember some makes of cars were still using them into the 60's and iirc, my 71 Bug did. Hated that whole car including the bolts lol

I dont know the answer to that. Somewhere about that time, i would guess. Have you ever noticed on the older wheels, that they have approx 3/8 holes in between the lug pattern? Thats cause the drums that use bolts have a couple alignment pins that fit into the small holes, to hold the wheels up and aligned so you can get the bolts in. (At least, on the old mopars, i dont know about your veedub, LOL).

 

[440 Charger]

I dont know the answer to that. Have you ever noticed on the older wheels, that they have approx 3/8 holes in between the lug pattern? Thats cause the drums that use bolts have a couple alignment pins that fit into the small holes, to hold the wheels up and aligned so you can get the bolts in.

Very nice.

 

[440 Charger]

I dont know the answer to that. Somewhere about that time, i would guess. Have you ever noticed on the older wheels, that they have approx 3/8 holes in between the lug pattern? Thats cause the drums that use bolts have a couple alignment pins that fit into the small holes, to hold the wheels up and aligned so you can get the bolts in. (At least, on the old mopars, i dont know about your veedub, LOL).

Heck still trying to figure out why most Mopars have 5 leaf springs and I have 7?

 

[440 Charger]

Had that AMC 4.0 straight 6. Dang good engine though.....

Old slant 6 was better but they all work.

 

[33 IMP]

Heck still trying to figure out why most Mopars have 5 leaf springs and I have 7?

Both sides? Or just the right? Superstock springs have different leaves on each side, but so do the trackpak/super trackpak cars.

 

[440 Charger]

No 6 on the drivers side 7 on passenger.