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Am I correct in thinking the spinners should "undo" opposite to the rotation of the normal forward rotation of the wheels when moving forward? It seems mine are all on backwards!

Brian W.

The spinners undo in the same direction as the wheel moves forward. The reasoning is that as you drive, the forward motion of the wheel will tighten the spinner. Picture it like this, put the spinner on loose, hold it with your hand, and then drive forward. The spinner tightens.

Spinners follow the same rotation as bonnet catches secure or loosen, on either side of the car.

Well, which is it...secure or loosen? They are different, unless I'm missing something?

Brian W.

The spinner on the right side of the car loosens clockwise. The spinner on the left side of the car loosens counterclockwise.

Warmuthb wrote:Am I correct in thinking the spinners should "undo" opposite to the rotation of the normal forward rotation of the wheels when moving forward? It seems mine are all on backwards!

Brian W.

Brian-
Sounds like yours are not on backwards. Steve is correct about the right side loosening clockwise, and left side loosening counter-clockwise. They loosen in the same direction as normal forward rotation. Whenever you have both hubs off, there is a chance they can get reversed.

It gets confusing because the spindle nut tightens in one direction, the knock-off spinner tightens in the other direction.

I think it makes sense when you think of each component separately. For instance, on the right spindle the hub rotates clockwise (in forward motion) around it--so a normal right handed thread there will keep the nut from loosening--as it wants to drag the nut along with it. The cotter pin keeps the nut at the torque you adjusted it to. However, the knock-off spinner is holding the wheel onto the hub, and as the hub and the wheel rotate clockwise, the spinner would loosen if the threads for it were right handed.

So, right side spindle nut is a R/H thread and right knock-off spinner is a L/H thread.
Left side spindle nut is a L/H thread and left knock-off spinner is a R/H thread.
Hope that helps-
Duncan-

The knock off spinners actually have the side that they are meant to be on cast into them, see here for example:

http://www.holden.co.uk/displayproduct. ... de=060.657

Best regards

Julian

My TC has it written on (undo with an arrow and "left near side" and "right off side")