[Vwdiesel] Rabbit brain teaser for Mark Shepherd.

[nwall at opei.org]

As I recall, wheel bearing lock nuts used on the RIGHT front axle spindle on
VW Beetles (and Type IIIs) were left-hand threaded.

--Nate

Quoting Lee Hillsgrove <hillsgrove at adelphia.net>:

>
>
> ><<<And why do some cars have left hand threads on wheelstuds ?
> >
> >  I always assumed it was because they suspected the rotation of the
> >wheel would loosen the lug nuts, which it appears it never really did.>>>
> >
> >I've seen it on some Dodge products. Any others?
> >
>
>
>
>   Older Jeeps had backwards lug nuts, too.
>
>  I'm not certain, but I seem to remember dealing with some vehicle that had
> left-hand (or "anticlockwise" for our British readers) lug bolts. Not lug
> nuts, lug bolts, like our VWs. I wonder if it was one of my dad's aircooled
> rigs?
>
>
>   Lee
>   Oo-v-oO
>   PP-ASEL
>   KB1GNI
>
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