RogerDuke Posted June 30, 2007 Report Posted June 30, 2007 I think I've seen this with other episodes too but on "Dukes in Danger" I noticed that Luke was turning the 4-way wrench the wrong way. Is this an error or do 1969 Chargers have left handed threads on their lug nuts? Quote
morgan Posted June 30, 2007 Report Posted June 30, 2007 I'm not sure if i understand right (sorry, the dictionary is not made for car's mechanical parts..) but, maybe I remember a scene where Luke touched something on the left, not 'cause i'm a car expert, only that time I thought "strange" Quote
RogerDuke Posted June 30, 2007 Author Report Posted June 30, 2007 Hi Morgan, What I meant was this...to take a wheel off a car, you would turn the lug nut tool counter-clockwise. To tighten it (put it back on) you would turn it clockwise. If a nut and bolt are designed to go the opposite of that, it's known as "left hand thread". Not very many things are left hand thread so I am curious if that was an error or if 1969 Charger lug bolts and nuts have left hand threads. I'm gone. Quote
TRPColtrane95 Posted June 30, 2007 Report Posted June 30, 2007 I not sure remember I will watch again make sure if it was error or not as well.. yeah I see Luke sometime do that as well.. what I see it.. thanks let me know to realize about Luke or Bo do change wheel.. I know little more about car's thing because since I watch Nascar racing on Pit Road that I almost watch it when they change wheels on lug nuts and etc.. thanks. Quote
LoriDavenport Posted July 31, 2007 Report Posted July 31, 2007 i just found this thread so if your still wanting to know i could tell ya im not sure about the dodge charger but Chrysler first started using left hand threads in 1940. The last year for them was on the 1970 models and Mercedes Benz and some other German manufacturers STILL use it today and i found on the same site that '68 was the last year for left hand lug nuts. So im guessing that maybe the 69 dodge chargers didnt but, didnt they use '68 dodge chargers as well on the show sometimes, maybe the '68 chargers have them. Quote
RogerDuke Posted July 31, 2007 Author Report Posted July 31, 2007 Thanks for the info luke fan07. That sheds a lot of light on things. I was hoping someone would have had the answer by now. Maybe now that you have reactivated interest in this thread, someone will respond. Cooter, ya out there? Quote
TimDuke Posted July 31, 2007 Report Posted July 31, 2007 69 Chargers had left hand threads on the drivers side. At least on mine they did. I replaced all my studs with right hand thread. Quote
RogerDuke Posted August 1, 2007 Author Report Posted August 1, 2007 Thanks Tim...haven't heard from you for awhile, good to have you back. Quote
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