I always end up tightening it more at first.
2006-09-13 01:23:50 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Lefty loosy, righty tighty.
I wish someone had told me that when I was 6.
2006-09-13 01:28:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because you lack a certain common sense? It's easy, you have two ways to remember. First, the old saying righty tighty, lefty loosey. The second is to look at your right hand. Allow your fingers to curl in naturally, and point you thumb straight out. Then rotate your wrist to point you thumb in the direction you want the bolt or nut to go. You turn the nut or bolt in the directions you fingers are curling. It's a little thing called the right hand rule.
I bet your really in trouble when ever you happen upon a left handed nut!
2006-09-13 03:48:12 · answer #2 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rightie tightie, Leftie loosie
2006-09-13 01:34:02 · answer #3 · answered by marie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lefty Loosy, Righty Tighty... Since my dad told me that, I never had a problem unscrewing things.. LOL
2006-09-13 01:31:24 · answer #4 · answered by qbanita0113 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Left-handed people have that problem (Sometimes, not all) I all ways remember it as 'follow the hands of a clock to tighten' so the other way must be to 'loose off!' sounds sexy doesn't it?
2006-09-13 01:38:13 · answer #5 · answered by wheeliebin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just remeber righty tighty, lefty loosy
(to tighten a bolt, turn to the right, to loosen it turn to the left)
hope that helps.......
2006-09-13 01:31:49 · answer #6 · answered by deepman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In general, nuts are removed from bolts in the counterclockwise direction.
2006-09-13 01:26:47 · answer #7 · answered by Blue Jean 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just remember lefty loosey righty tighty. You can't go wrong.
2006-09-13 01:30:41 · answer #8 · answered by Steve B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
anti clockwise to open
clockwise to close
but gas fittings are the opposite, they hav a little notch on the fitting
2006-09-13 01:32:33 · answer #9 · answered by r wall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after u learn remember that some threads run opposite!
2006-09-13 03:00:18 · answer #10 · answered by enord 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋