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1. wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 08:11:06 -0500; hello all, I am contemplating the (wire) wheel drive hub on the left side of my car, which looks rather sad (its been spun by the previous owner at some point). I had a wheel spin long ago on the lef; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00961.html (8,327 bytes)
2. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 09:12:52 -0500; If you can get a consensus on any topic, I think that this one will be it. Using the hubs on the other side is asking for trouble. It's not the burning out acceleration that loosens a hub, it's the; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00963.html (9,577 bytes)
3. RE: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: "Hal Rogers" <hdrsons@iamerica.net>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 08:47:18 -0600; On braking especially...your wheel WILL spin off...NEVER switch sides on wire wheel hubs! It is a death wish. We all want you to be around in 2001-2002! Regards, Hal Rogers www.hdrogers.com; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00964.html (8,009 bytes)
4. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: "Edward Woods" <fogbro1@home.com>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 10:15:50 -0500; I have two used hubs and octagonal knockoffs you can have for shipping. They're not perfect, but very useable. Let me know. point). I to pleasure put please; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00967.html (9,458 bytes)
5. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 09:54:35 -0500; OK, now this is why the issue is perplexing me. I agree the force of braking is far greater than accelleration (at least until I can afford that $3K supercharger <g>). But the way I figure it is this; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00968.html (11,233 bytes)
6. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: "Walt Goddard" <waltcpa@sierra.net>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 08:29:38 -0800; Just think of all the auto manufacturers that put RH on the left and LH on the right. With the millions they put into research and the liability issues they face, the probability that those should be; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00969.html (13,333 bytes)
7. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 10:22:19 -0600; At 10:29 AM 12/28/2000, Walt Goddard wrote: <in part> Uh oh...... new old thread alert! -- btw, has anyone ever asked Chrysler why they had LH thread lug nuts? Peter C; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00970.html (8,662 bytes)
8. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 11:11:41 -0500; Walt, thanks for the note. I have related my experience, the LF wheel came off during hard braking. I've spoken to one other person recently who had the same thing happen, on his LR wheel. I doubt if; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00973.html (13,905 bytes)
9. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@byu.net>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 10:32:59 -0700 (MST); If you change yours to the other side, make sure another lister has frequent contact with you so we know what happened if you stop posting suddenly. :); /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00974.html (16,257 bytes)
10. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: Dave Quirt <quirt@sk.sympatico.ca>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 12:03:52 -0600; Don't do it. To do so is a definite death-wish. The main draw-back is that extended reversing WILL eventually unscrew the hub-nuts when they are on their proper side - they tighten (or keep tight) d; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00975.html (9,568 bytes)
11. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 12:37:51 -0500; Good luck finding out that one. Ford did it too. I once owned a 67 Dodge Polara with those #@%&* LH lug nuts. Took me a couple hours to figure out what was going on, luckily I was patient and didn't; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00976.html (9,234 bytes)
12. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 12:41:04 -0500; Curiosity killed the cat! :-) Well, thanks to a kind lister it looks like I now have access to the LR hub I needed, so changing out all four to do an experiment would be kinda crazy, and the splines; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00977.html (10,528 bytes)
13. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 13:04:35 -0600; Dumb isn't it. I can't matter which handed threads are off of the axis..... they're just bolts. Peter; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00978.html (9,704 bytes)
14. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 13:17:29 -0500; I am not trying to be obstinate, but why would a spinner get tighter from driving the car forward as opposed to backward? Stopping and starting torques have been discussed. My experience has been tha; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00980.html (10,673 bytes)
15. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: Leckstein <bleckstein@mail.monmouth.com>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 14:40:32 -0500; "TOW" Slowly I turned,step by step........"Abbott and Costello-1940"; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00981.html (9,204 bytes)
16. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: "Jeff Fayne" <jeff.fayne@tellabs.com>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 13:41:34 -0600; Perhaps an answer lies here, at least the logic appears correct: http://www.vtr.org/maintain/wire-wheels-tightening.html Jeff; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00984.html (9,142 bytes)
17. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 14:51:16 -0500; thanks Jeff! Can't say that I follow the logic of the mysterious tightening force, but it looks like it may have to do with the spoke design. Anyway, it will be easy enough to test and see if its rea; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00985.html (11,922 bytes)
18. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 15:18:40 -0800; And now for the fly in the ointment! What about all of those steel and/or aluminum wheels used with single knock on hubs on race cars? I just verified that on my twin cam the RH nuts are RH threaded; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00987.html (9,270 bytes)
19. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 15:41:18 -0500; Curiouser and curiouser! The MGB in my garage has RH threads on the Left side hubs, and vise versa. It would seem the mythical tightening force may indeed be spoke related, if it exists at all. Your; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00988.html (10,452 bytes)
20. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1): Author: Dave Quirt <quirt@sk.sympatico.ca>; Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 19:02:39 -0600; Yes, you are overlooking something. The principle involved is centripetal force. The threads are handed so that the knock-off will tighten up while moving forward. You still have to install them rea; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00997.html (11,607 bytes)

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