I think the Left hand is the drivers side Carl E.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Madurski <rmadursk@galaxy.galstar.com>
To: mrbugeye@hotmail.com <mrbugeye@hotmail.com>
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 10:59 AM
Subject: Left hand threads
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>:Shawn,
>:Sounds to me like it's leaking around the oilseal that is on the inside
>:of the hub. You will need to remove the hub to replace it, just remember
>:that one side is RH thread and the other LH, I can never remember which
>:is which. Might just want to go ahead and replace the bearing while you
>
>I never "remember" which is which. But it is easy to figure out. The
>reason that LH threads are used it to keep the rotation of the part from
>loosening the fastener. So if the axle rotates primarily clockwise that
>is the direction that the fastener will be tightened. Use a
>counter-clockwise torque to loosen it. Other common places for this to
>occur is tensioner pulleys, water pumps, Alternators, and transfer
>cases.
>
>Just an observation that makes for one less thing to remember.
>
>
>--
>Ron Madurski
>rmadursk@galstar.com
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