And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Up until maybe the mid 60's, Chrysler products had left hand thread on one side of a vehicle. Supposedly, one thread direction would tend to come loose on one side of a vehicle. I don't remember which was used on a side. I don't recall why they stopped. Bit annoying to deal with, for a general auto mechanic.
Left hand threads on the left hand (driver's) side. Big trucks use the same system. Horse drawn wagons from the 1800s did too on their spindle nuts. The purpose is so the lug/spindle nuts will tend to tighten as opposed to loosen and fall off.
I'm guessing the loose lug nuts lead to one lug breaking off, the one where there's still a round hole. Then an oblivious driver* continued stopping and starting vigorously which machined away a circular slot in the wheel.
* no doubt explaining "there should be a warning light to tell me the wheel is loose".
One powerful VW!
ReplyDeleteAll ya gotta do is leave the lugnuts loose. Ask me how I know
ReplyDeleteOn a VW weren't they bolts not lug nuts? Had a 63.
ReplyDeleteDepends on the year, those are bolts.
Deletedifferent patterns, make it work?
ReplyDeleteRighty tighty, lefty loosey.
ReplyDeleteIf you bother at all of course.
Up until maybe the mid 60's, Chrysler products had left hand thread on one side of a vehicle. Supposedly, one thread direction would tend to come loose on one side of a vehicle. I don't remember which was used on a side. I don't recall why they stopped. Bit annoying to deal with, for a general auto mechanic.
DeleteLeft hand threads on the left hand (driver's) side. Big trucks use the same system. Horse drawn wagons from the 1800s did too on their spindle nuts.
DeleteThe purpose is so the lug/spindle nuts will tend to tighten as opposed to loosen and fall off.
My Scout 800 had reverse threads on the LF wheel only. 1967.
DeleteI'm guessing the loose lug nuts lead to one lug breaking off, the one where there's still a round hole. Then an oblivious driver* continued stopping and starting vigorously which machined away a circular slot in the wheel.
ReplyDelete* no doubt explaining "there should be a warning light to tell me the wheel is loose".