[DeTomaso] Which axles on which side?

[Julian Kift]

Of course, that makes sense on the front as the steering rack is reversed ;-)

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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Which axles on which side?

May be, it is a difference between left hand or right hand drive.. :-)



Am 20.05.2016 um 22:31 schrieb Larry - Ohio Time:
> If memory servers me correct most 60's Chryslers used left handed threads on
> the right side of the car. Wile Ford and GM used normal right hand threads
> on both sides of the car. I do not remember a tendency for wheels to fall of
> any one side of any make of car.
>
> Larry (safety wire) - Cleveland
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf
> Of marshall smith
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 4:17 PM
> To: Douglas Kelm; 'Mike Drew'; detomaso at detomasolist.com; Julian Kift
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Which axles on which side?
>
> Okay...really dumb question here. Wouldn't hard braking want to loosen the
> axle nut??
>
> M
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> On Fri, 5/20/16, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Which axles on which side?
>   To: "Douglas Kelm" <dakelm at qwest.net>, "'Mike Drew'" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>,
> "detomaso at detomasolist.com" <detomaso at detomasolist.com>
>   Date: Friday, May 20, 2016, 1:12 PM
>
>   Doug,
>
>   Remember the axle nut is on the inside of the
>   wheel in this case, if it were RH then the counter clockwise
>   motion of the axle would want to undo it!
>
>   Julian
>
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>   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com>
>   on behalf of Douglas Kelm <dakelm at qwest.net>
>   Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 12:52 PM
>   To: 'Mike Drew'; detomaso at detomasolist.com
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Which axles on which
>   side?
>
>   I would think that
>   the "righty tighty" threads (normal) go on the
>   left side
>   of the vehicle. Think of the nut
>   being stationary while the axle (on the
>   drivers side)  rotates counter clockwise
>   (looking from outside the car),
>   meaning the
>   nut wants to self tighten (rotate clockwise), which is
>   the
>   desired situation. Of course,
>   there's a 50/50 chance that I'm completely
>   full of "it"!
>
>   Doug
>
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com]
>   On Behalf
>   Of Mike Drew via DeTomaso
>   Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 12:34 PM
>   To: detomaso at detomasolist.com
>   Subject: [DeTomaso] Which axles on which
>   side?
>
>   Hi guys,
>
>   I thought I would lead off
>   with he first technical question on the new
>   forum.
>
>   The
>   rear axles are marked S and D, for 'left' and
>   'right' respectively. But
>   that
>   speaks to the thread direction (one of them is reverse
>   thread, left to
>   tighten)
>
>   It's my belief that the S or left-tighten
>   axle goes on the left side of the
>   car but I
>   can't remember for sure. Can somebody confirm or
>   deny?
>
>   Thanks!
>
>   And welcome back!
>
>   Mike
>
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