which side does the left hand threrad go on the driveshafts?

the hub nut that tightens against the end of teh stubby driveshaft. I know theres a left hand thread and a right hand but which side passenger or drivers for the lefty?

cheers

 

passenger side

 

thats what i thought too, went and read the haynes manual for a sierra and its mentions something about the drivers side!

 

Just incase anybody else is wanting to know my special k friend that's in the know said it's the drivers side, he also checked the ford manuals for me and it turns out the Haynes manual was right too, drivers side it is...

 

doesn't make sense to me, as the wheels 90% of the time turn clockwise - tighten

so why would the left hooker thread be on the "loosen - anti-clockwise" side?


I'm 95% sure when i've removed them from Escort cossie's they are pass side rear.

 

dunno mate, thats what it said in the book

 

from what i remember and it aint a lot, the LH thread on the drivers side.

 

Imagine if you held a socket on the nut and pushed the car forward. You would undo the offside hubs and tighten the near side if they was all normal right hand threads. That's why the offside is left handed

 

100% Passenger rear is LH thread, both sides tighten to 250 - 290 nm.

 

And just to through a spanner in the works, on a 4x4 saph / escort, both fronts ar RH thread

 

lh threads are on drivers side just like on fiestas, ldv's etc...

 

fight fight fight fight

 

https://passionford.com/forum/genera...de-of-car.html

Read post 10 for confirmation of what i wrote above, if Prius (Tony Mannock @ TurboSystems) has this wrong then i'll eat a LH hub nut!

Just to clarify we are talking about FORD RS COSWORTH's here and not any other make / model of car.

 

Aww whit guys!

come on, thought i had sorted this, what we going for then, I'm puting them on tomorrow.

Will get Spesh on the phone again to check i havent messed this up.

 

oh and mines a 4x4 cossie

 

driver's side

 

think about it if the lh thread was on the nearside then it loosens off clockwise, as the wheel is rotating anticlockwise the wheel stands a good chance of coming loose

 

its left hand side

a left hand thread to do up you turn anti clockwise so with the wheel turning anti clockwise aswell it gets tighter and wont undo itself

 

Left hand side = Left hand thread

 

The left hand thread is on the left hand side. For a UK car that means the passenger side, but for my LHD car it's on the driver's side, perhaps that is what is causing the confusion.

 

Well i went for the drivers side, spesh and paul linfoot said it was this way so i'm going with that....oh and the books! cheers anyway guys.

 

Why would you not put it on the passenger side, regardless....less likely chance of it undoing it's self?

 

Well, sorry to say you are wrong. The haynes manual clearly says the left nut has the left hand thread. Apart from that I have undone it several times and I am 100% sure it's the left one.

 

can see the next thread, wheel has fallen off due to nut undoing itself lol

 

marc i didnt see that in the manual, thanks for the info though, i found something else.

Sorry mate, just going to go with what it said in the ford workshop manual. It may be wrong and it might be right but whats the chances of the thing coming off anyway!!

 

i bloody well hope not mate, spent to much time building this thing....ach its a 50/50 chance haha

 

can you see any part of the thread on with the nut or hub? if so you can work it out!

if you are feeling realy brave you can post a pic here and go with the majority opinion!

 

I've done this job on mine yesterday after rebuilding the hubs, mines a 4wd and the LH nut goes on the rear passenger side.

I bagged and labelled everything up and even took pictures.

It's the only LH thread on all of the hubs.

Passenger side!

 

you will all save time if you just believe what I post
it is rumoured that I know a little bit
sometimes I wonder why I bother posting

 

Tony, I believe you!

Christ this is an old thread, I was in the garage the other day and there was an old jag in with centre lock hubs on it and i even checked that to see which way they tightened, as you said its left handed on the drivers side.

 

so the anti clockwise side then lol

they are drivers side