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HealeyRick said:
Lefty loosey.
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Not always. Some cars have left hand threads on the left side, to counteract the tendency for the lug nuts to turn themselves counterclockwise.
I don't know when they stopped, but we had several 60s Dodges that had left hand threads on the left side. More than one mechanic got tripped up by that.
 
TR3driver said:
Not always. Some cars have left hand threads on the left side, to counteract the tendency for the lug nuts to turn themselves counterclockwise.
I don't know when they stopped, but we had several 60s Dodges that had left hand threads on the left side. More than one mechanic got tripped up by that.
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Yes, Mopar was big on that. My buddy had a Dodge R/T that would regularly catch me out.
 
Searching the picture on Google and there are a lot of theories that this is a wheel lock issue without the proper socket. I would've thought a long breaker bar would've worked if this was an ordinary nut. My son had that happen with a CPO Civic that turned out to be missing the key when he changed tires. Took the dealer 3 days to get a new one in.
 
Saw one like that when they lost the key and a shop said "no problem". Didn't call me first...I have the special socket to get those off. Beat in on over the nut, breaker bar off (and check a regular nut to see direction).
My 49 Willys had left hand on one side....fixed that post haste.

Never, ever saw a need for that on lug nuts. Never had a car with all RH threads come loose. Even in heavily spirited driving. And I've been doing it for almost 55 years.

How do you do it if it's not an acorn lock nut?
Drill the wheel stud out right down the middle, Keep increasing bit size until the nut comes free on the bit. Put in a new stud and nut.
 
Bought a aValiant and noticed the left rear had all new lug nuts and studs. Got the impact out to take wheel off front and quickly realized why the new nuts. I broke the stud before remembering the left hand thread. Now there are four lefts and a right on the one wheel. Then a year later found someone who sold left had studs for Plymouth, still not fixed.
 
My memory may be faulty, but as I recall, VW Beetles and (maybe) Porsches had lug bolts and no studs. Made tire changing fun when there were no studs to lift the tires onto. I use a jack today. Can't lift tires any more.
 
I can verify bolts on Beetles :frown-new:
 
Don't know if it is applicable, but most tire shops have tools to remove lock nuts without the key.
 
maynard said:
Don't know if it is applicable, but most tire shops have tools to remove lock nuts without the key.
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Funnily when Mrs JP got her snow tires change over this spring they couldn't find the key. They just replaced them with normal nuts because they said no one steals rims anymore - at least not factory rims.
 
As a Dyslexic would say - "That's funnily strange".
 
The new car dealers in St. Louis are loosing new rims off trucks on the lot in increasing amounts. One dealer lost $10,000 in one night.
 
JPSmit said:
Funnily when Mrs JP got her snow tires change over this spring they couldn't find the key. They just replaced them with normal nuts because they said no one steals rims anymore - at least not factory rims.
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That's a French Canadian term, ain't it?
 
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