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mrbmwx5 08-02-2009 10:13 PM
Hi Tambadingdong..... Next time keep turning the lugs from 12 o'clock to 3 o'clock until all the nuts stripped,,,,, by that time your wheel should come right out.:lmao:

LeMansX5 08-02-2009 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by cavx5 (Post 646817)
omg x 2
:iagree:

Fact: TambaLoLong never opened a lug nut before. :)

righty tighty, lefty loosy.......basic lesson of the Man club.

JCL 08-02-2009 11:04 PM
This thread is so very sad.
  1. Our X5s don't have lug nuts. They have lug bolts. By definitions, nuts have internal threads.
  2. While our X5s all have lug bolts that are loosened by turning them counterclockwise, one can only hope that the OP never works on an older vehicle (ie 60's vintage) that has a combination of LH and RH threaded lugs, on either side of the vehicle. Last vehicle I owned that used LH threads was made in 1997, so you don't even need to go back that far.
  3. Use of the words tighty and loosy automatically disqualifies all applicants from the man club. Sorry, it is a bylaw.

LeMansX5 08-02-2009 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by JCL (Post 646872)
This thread is so very sad.
  1. Our X5s don't have lug nuts. They have lug bolts. By definitions, nuts have internal threads.
  2. While our X5s all have lug bolts that are loosened by turning them counterclockwise, one can only hope that the OP never works on an older vehicle (ie 60's vintage) that has a combination of LH and RH threaded lugs, on either side of the vehicle. Last vehicle I owned that used LH threads was made in 1997, so you don't even need to go back that far.
That's correct. Lug bolts is right. Honda's have lug nuts. Thanks for pointing out.

LeMansX5 08-02-2009 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by JCL (Post 646872)
[*]Use of the words tighty and loosy automatically disqualifies all applicants from the man club. Sorry, it is a bylaw.[/LIST]
Maybe Canadian or UK byelaw, not American.;)

Icer006 08-02-2009 11:46 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by JCL (Post 646872)
This thread is so very sad.
  1. Our X5s don't have lug nuts. They have lug bolts. By definitions, nuts have internal threads.
  2. While our X5s all have lug bolts that are loosened by turning them counterclockwise, one can only hope that the OP never works on an older vehicle (ie 60's vintage) that has a combination of LH and RH threaded lugs, on either side of the vehicle. Last vehicle I owned that used LH threads was made in 1997, so you don't even need to go back that far.
  3. Use of the words tighty and loosy automatically disqualifies all applicants from the man club. Sorry, it is a bylaw.
Yeah, if the lefty loosy blah blah has to be explained, it's automatic disqualification and banning from the club. ;)

JCL 08-03-2009 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Icer006 (Post 646894)
Yeah, if the lefty loosy blah blah has to be explained, it's automatic disqualification and banning from the club. ;)
Particularly since it is such a useless mnemonic. It is usually applied to a wrench handle. It only makes sense if the wrench handle is at 12 oclock (left = looser). If the wrench is at 6 oclock, it is opposite. If the wrench is at 3 oclock or 9 oclock, it is irrelevant. And, all of the above only works if you are looking at the end of the thread that the nut will come off. If you are taking the nut off the back of the bolt, it is all reversed yet again.

Instead, use the right hand rule. Hold up your right hand. Point your right thumb in the direction you want the nut or bolt to go. Curl your fingers. Turn the wrench in the direction you have just curled your fingers. Added bonus: you can figure out vectors and electromagnetic fields with the same right hand rule.

TaMbALoLoNg 08-03-2009 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by mrbmwx5 (Post 646848)
Hi Tambadingdong..... Next time keep turning the lugs from 12 o'clock to 3 o'clock until all the nuts stripped,,,,, by that time your wheel should come right out.:lmao:
Your humor is futile, just keep eating your "pho":rofl:. Dont quit your day job by being a comedian. I see some improvement on your grammar:thumbup:

FSETH 08-03-2009 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by TaMbALoLoNg (Post 646755)
is it clockwise or counter to loosen?
:wow: :fired:

mrbmwx5 08-03-2009 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by TaMbALoLoNg (Post 646907)
Your humor is futile, just keep eating your "pho":rofl:. Dont quit your day job by being a comedian. I see some improvement on your grammar:thumbup:
:nanana::D
I bet you have tried that PHO before :rofl:
Until next time if you need help modding your X's ... Just shoot me a PM


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