I watched someone break off three studs when he tried to change a wheel. Some threads are left-hand, so ‘righty-tighty’ means strip or break.
It is quite common saying in the USA–and probably not very popular in Canada, so that is why you have not heard it.
I watched someone break off three studs when he tried to change a wheel.
Some threads are left-hand, so ‘righty-tighty’ means strip or break.
I had never heard that before I saw it on this site.
It is quite common saying in the USA–and probably not very popular in Canada, so that is why you have not heard it.