Otahuhu Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 By sitting behind the steering wheel looking ahead ( regardless if right or left hand drive car) what side of the vehicle should have the left hand thread nut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 The left side would have left hand threads. Right side would have right hand threads. This feature was on many Chrysler products of the early 60's, frustrating a lot of people who didn't know about it and who tried to remove a wheel.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otahuhu Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 I agree with the reply thanks The interesting thing is that I have 8 of these nuts and they have right side stamped on for a left hand threaded nut and for the right hand threaded nuts have left side stamped on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Maybe it's for a Stutz sold on the other side of the equator, doesn't everything twist the opposite direction there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I think you 2 guys are speaking of different things! Otahuhu has Buffalo wire wheels that are held on with a threaded hubcap similar to this Houk:These are right hand thread on left side and left hand thread on right side. Maybe you can see the markings.These hubcaps have internal threads with male threads on the hubs.Other brand such as Budd or Dayton dental drives have male threads on the hubcap and female threads in the hub, they are right hand thread on right side and left hand thread on left side!I believe trimacar is refering to a more modern set of lug nuts ( 3,4,5,6 or more) that are in a circular pattern that would also hold a wheel to the hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Yes, that's correct, I retract my comment on Stutz....I thought he was talking lug nuts, not a threaded hub cap/holder...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otahuhu Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 The 1929 Stutz has Buffalo wires with one central wheel lock nut with female thread. What is the theory to have the left hand threaded nut on the right side of vehicle given that the wheel rotates clockwise when the vehicle is moving forward) Would this not loosen a left hand threaded nut? Realise that there is a pawl that locks into the wheel hub that needs to be depress to take the nut off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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