Is it left or is it right?

Previously wrote:

Someone will probably tell me I am wrong but this is what I am thinking:

The drive chain pulls the wheel anti-clockwise. If the locking ring threads were left hand the ring would be continuously trying to loosen so I would think that the threads must be right hand. If they are right hand then the ring must be turned anti-clockwise to remove it.

Your cousin;

Mike Sullivan

Thanks for that Cuz, but it doesn't seem to want to move either way. Before I administer the 'final solution' I need someone who has done it to tell me for sure which direction to hammer the lockring. Cheers anyhoo.

Peter

Previously wrote:

The story here is that the original factory manuals incorrectly stated that the ring had a left hand thread and Haynes picked up the mistake. Later editions were corrected and that is presumably why they stress it in capitals, as the incorrect info has been out there so long.

Fortunately, the flange on the retainer is not all that strong and thumping it the wrong way usually only means a new ring. I remember the first time that I replaced my rear wheel bearings and cycled back to the dealer later in the afternoon to ask for a bearing retainer, to be met with "They're not a left-hand thread, you know"

By the way, it's worth inserting some rubber or packing behind the cush rubber retaining plate in the hub to stop it rattling once the drive has fretted into the ring a bit.

Thanks Richard, so the exam solution is knock the ring in an anticlockwise direction to undo it... OK, I'll progress things along those lines tomorrow - for now: a nice Shiraz.

Peter

Previously wrote:

Previously wrote:

The story here is that the original factory manuals incorrectly stated that the ring had a left hand thread and Haynes picked up the mistake. Later editions were corrected and that is presumably why they stress it in capitals, as the incorrect info has been out there so long.

Fortunately, the flange on the retainer is not all that strong and thumping it the wrong way usually only means a new ring. I remember the first time that I replaced my rear wheel bearings and cycled back to the dealer later in the afternoon to ask for a bearing retainer, to be met with "They're not a left-hand thread, you know"

By the way, it's worth inserting some rubber or packing behind the cush rubber retaining plate in the hub to stop it rattling once the drive has fretted into the ring a bit.

Thanks Richard, so the exam solution is knock the ring in an anticlockwise direction to undo it... OK, I'll progress things along those lines tomorrow - for now: a nice Shiraz.

Peter

Well that's confirmed then, a 2.5 Lb ball-pein pursuader and a quality centre punch administered in an anti-clockwise fashion has done the trick and thereby ended this thread - Richard is a guru and I salute him. The hub is absolutely sparkling now and I await (amongst other things) a set of stainless spokes from Norvil and my adventure can continue... It's great this club isn't it? Taraa. Peter.