Many years ago I was reading the driver's manual for an XK140 and laughed at
Jaguar's way of defining left and right. I wish that I could quote it verbatim
but, in effect, it said, " as viewed by the driver, in the driver's seat, facing
forward". Kind of hard to imagine sitting there while facing backwards.
My OF memory bank seems to recall that the omniscient Barney Gaylord did a
dissertation on the physics of wheel rotation versus knockoff threads a couple
of
years ago.
Bud Krueger
52TD
nxhio xebeaio wrote:
> Got into an argument today with someone over the correct side for wire wheel
> hubs.
> I said the spinners are marked 'left' and 'right' according to the side of
> the car they should be on as you sit in the drivers seat.
> He claimed that 'left' and 'right' referred to the thread on the hubs only
> and that mine were reversed.
> We argued about the physics of it for a while and then gave up trying to
> convince each other.
>
> Can anyone explain in clear terms the physics of keeping a knock-off on a
> moving car?
> (or point me to a website that does the same)
> (I checked the archives and couldn't find anything)
>
> I could use some reassuring that my hubs are on the correct sides as well.
> Which way should the 'undo' arrow point with regard to the forward motion of
> the wheel?
>
> RMartin
> 70 roadster
> Tel Aviv
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