Yes, it is important. I think you discovered the why, if not take it
for another spin! :) They will come off.
The fronts are pretty easy to correct. Just swap them back. Make sure
all the splines are in good shape while you are at it. No point in
putting bad ones back on.
On Sat, 10 May 2003 11:33:24 -0700, joe gorman wrote:
> I immediately stopped and discovered the
>knock-off nut for the right front wheel was missing. After examining the other
>wheels, I saw that the left front knock-off was marked for the right side.
>The rear knock-offs were on the correct wheels. It looks like at some point
>the front hubs had been removed and then replaced on the wrong sides. My
>question is, does this really matter and why? How does the direction of
>rotation of the wheel affect the way the knock-off is threaded? The car had
>been driven at least a hundred miles in the past couple of years with no
>problems. Perhaps the knock-off I lost was simply loose (the others were all
>still tight).
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