Left side lug nuts.

jeeptj1 · Post by **jeeptj1** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 8:50 am

So I took the tires off the m38 and I noticed that the left hand thread drivers side lugs appear to be like copper colored under the paint but not the passengers side. Am I just not seeing them correctly or is there some game plan to that. Didn’t find anything on the search or google. Thanks John jr

Post by **wesk** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 10:12 am

Depends on the current manufacturers. Some like to mark them with an L, some like to cad or otherwise coat them to look different along side the right hand ones & others are willing to wait and see how long it takes the operator to realize that they won't thread on the wrong side.

If you look up the parts in the ORD 9 you'll see that originally the left handed nut was Parkerized whereas the right hand nut was not. Original late 40's/early 50's Parkerizing looked gray or greenish. (Page 256 of the M38 ORD 9)

jeeptj1 · Post by **jeeptj1** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:49 pm

Wes, looked the ord 9. Am I reading that wrong or does it mention cyanide in the description. Thanks John jr

Post by **wesk** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 6:11 pm

Yes. Remember that was 1956. The government coddles us a lot more today! Coddle is a political term for control the people!