From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Mon Apr 12 2004 - 10:50:18 PDT
I'm pretty sure that my Dad's old 68 Chrysler Newport had left hand threads
on the left side also.
The 383 engine was nice, but the rest of the card was an engineering
disaster.
Dave
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 09:43:04 -0700, Buzz <buzz@softcom.net> wrote:
>
> Group,
> The left hand thread on the left side was a hold over from the horse and
> wagon days when the wheel
> was held on with one large axle nut. By having a left hand thread on the
> left side the nut would
> tighten as the wagon moved forward.
> Some time in the late 40's the automotive industry FINALLY realized that
> if the nut was not holding
> the wheel on the axle it wouldn't matter which way the thread was cut,
> then the thread was changed
> to right hand.
> I don't have a M-37 but I do have a military flight line trailer that
> uses lock washers under the
> lug nuts. Excuse my ignorance, but why not use lock washers??
>
> Buzz
>
>
>
> On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 09:35:50 -0400, you wrote:
>>
>> Hi Steve
>> No its just that they were not tight enough. The Dodges all have the
>> lugs on the left side of the truck left hand thread and on the right
>> side of the truck right hand thread. So I guess which ever way you go
>> you
>> are going to have some going forward and some going backwards.
>>
>> Later
>>
>> Glenn
>
>
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-- Dave
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