[DeTomaso] Rear Axle Nuts- Are they "Handed"? And if so, Which One Is Left Hand?

Chris Difani cdifani at pacbell.net
Thu Mar 15 22:42:41 EDT 2007


Guys:

At long last I got my rear axle upper ball joints out. Using the "gizmo", but an improved gizmo... which I'll provide pictures of later. 

My current quandary is which way does the axle nuts rotate to come off? Is the driver side a left hand thread? Or are either sides left hand? I believe I read somewhere that they are "handed", but I can't remember where I read it, or what the details are. 

Since I don't want to make a nasty job worse (550 ft lbs of torque tightened before I realize it's a left hand thread), any help here will, as always, be gratefully appreciated.

Thanks,

Chris

Chris Difani
'73 L #5829 "LITNNG"
Sacramento, CA
Email: cdifani at pacbell.net 




More information about the DeTomaso mailing list