What does 'righty tighty - lefty loosey' mean?

[Jstpssng]

Just testing a theory mentioned in another thread ...

 

[LittleBill21]

in regards to looking?

always on the side turning.

 

[bcp]

Political



Bruce

 

[BackRoad]

Every guy knows that...one is higher than the other and it's generally the right one...

 

[oldnslo]

My thoughts:
Reference for working with right hand thread bolts. Turn right or clockwise to tighten and left or counterclockwise to loosen.

 

[Yander]

I see what you did there!

 

[Captain Dirty]

My thoughts:
Reference for working with right hand thread bolts. Turn right or clockwise to tighten and left or counterclockwise to loosen.

Also an old mnemonic to remind bicyclists that clockwise rotation tightens the right pedal but loosens the left pedal. Once pedal manufacturers put hex recesses in the ends of pedal axles, the cyclist had to remember the left pedal has left hand thread.

Old enough to remember when automobile wheel lugs were threaded that way.

 

[DarkBlack]

Old enough to remember when automobile wheel lugs were threaded that way.

Yup. More than once , struggled to loosen lug nuts on a vehicle , before finally remembering that vehicle had left hand threads on one side

 

[bigtiller]

This'll be fun to watch.

My money says less than 3 @ 40 per page.

 

[BackRoad]

The spindle bolts holding the 3 blades on my 8' finish mower are not Right/Tight, Left/Loose...

(And suspect cause they're big and wrong threaded, they're $50 each when ordered from Rhino.)

 

[AnotherBueller]

Just testing a theory mentioned in another thread ...

It's a mnemonic that mechanics use to remind themselves which way to turn the bolt to tighten or loosen it. Learned it from my Dad in the 60's. Or a straight line for a joke. :')))

 

[Citydude]

Sheet rock screws follow that principle. Lol

 

[CalG]

It's an IQ test to determine who should be around contrivances, and who should not.

As simple as "if you know, You pass!"

 

[scootr]

I learned this from my wife when I was teaching her how to raise and lower the travel trailer stabilizers. I was explaining clockwise / counter clockwise rotation for opposite functions and she snapped I know, righty tighty lefty loosey. I was surprised and amused. Her Dad had taught her.

 

[masseyrider]

I guess nothing political because when I replied with my "political" view it was deleted.

 

[MossRoad]

Just testing a theory mentioned in another thread ...

It means when you have to replace a thermocouple in a water heater, you're going to shear off the bolts that hold the burner in because they are left hand thread meant for specific use in a mobile home and a big box store sold them for use in stick built houses for a few years. Lawsuit ensued. Free burners for all affected!

(ask how I know).

 

[scootr]

It means that if as a young boy you volunteer to help an old man with flat tire on a pre 1975 Chrysler the lug nuts are right hand thread on one side and left hand thread on the other side and you are going to shear off a stud in your ignorance of this fact.

 

[masseyrider]

You won't get much from the girl on the right of you at the bar.
The girl on the left is a goer. You know what I mean. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

 

[MossRoad]

It's why they stopped calling gasoline Ethyl, too.

 

[masseyrider]

It's why they stopped calling gasoline Ethyl, too.

What are you saying about Lucy?