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Originally Posted by JBo
... a fairly good way to remember is "tight ass" or hit 12 oclock ear towards rear (on either side) to remove.
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My whacking in the wrong direction yesterday was the result of two reasons:
1) When removing the wheels I always start on the driver's side, which has the normal threading. That way, by the time I get to the passenger's side my brain is fully engaged and I pay attention to the reverse threading. This time, however, I was only working on the passenger's side, so I started there and my brain was not fully engaged.
2) As soon as I cut the safety wire I thought "Hey, I remember that CC member that posted a day or two ago saying he couldn't get a nice twist on his wire even with dedicated safety wire pliers -- maybe I should be a really nice guy and take some digital photos of the initial twist trick that makes it look good." So I got distracted looking for the digital camera, and then when I grabbed the lead hammer I hit twice in the wrong direction before something in my brain said "this is not right."
I did take the photos though, but now I can't find the thread that I was referring to. I'll just start a new thread on it entitled "Aesthetically Pleasing Safety Wire Twists."