Left handed question.

[BobT-47P15]

Tonight I went over to remove the flat tire from the coupe.

Located on the right rear.

Wellll......that wheel has studs with nuts, rather than the normal bolts.

And.......as it turns out, left handed thread on those studs.

What do you suppose that axle/drum could have come

from?? Guess it's been working, as the drum has paint on it from

when the car was painted the current brown color. And that appears

to be several years old.

Then, the possible good news......the man who does my mechanic

work is employed by a restoration shop. Out back, just lying there,

is a rear end and front clip from a couple 48, 49, or 50 mopars.

So, a source for some parts if needed on the coupe. Maybe we

can replace that odd axle with the right item.

The weight of the tree and the fact it scooted the car sideways a

little evidently broke the bead loose on the tire, causing it to go

flat. Gonna take that wheel to the tire store and have a tube

installed. Don't plan to run these old tires, but they are good for

keeping the car mobile while being worked on.

[Normspeed]

One of the things I love about these old cars is the history you can read into the repair work. Some real creative stuff sometimes. And they just keep on going...

[Young Ed]

Bob that axle is probably from some other mopar. Dodges in the early 50s had wheel studs. Probably were LH on the left. Dads 69 fury has studs that are LH on the left.

[Brendan D25]

Bob, maybe you should check the ratio on that differential. It might have been changed to get better highway cruising.

[BobT-47P15]

Ed, that's what I was wondering about.

I figured they were probably from some older Mopar, but wasn't

sure when they used the studs. I think the brake drum is different

too. Should have taken a picture. Maybe when I go back to reinstall

the fixed flat tire.

[Niel Hoback]

It's probably just the drum that got swapped, theres no need to after an axle. You could just change the drum or even push out the lug bolts and replace them with RH.

[Frank Elder]

It's earlier than the 50's for studs on a dodge, my 47 has them.

[Charlie Olson]

After dinner tonight, I came on P15D24 forum and clicked on this thread. When I clicked on the photo link and saw the bronze colored coupe crushed by the fallen tree, I was so startled that I almost lost my dinner. I certainly hope no one was hurt during that storm(?)/incident. Darn.

[BobT-47P15]

Charlie, I tried to send you a PM, but that feature is not turned on for you.

Was going to send link to some pics of the coupe as it is now.

Bob