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Camshaft Nut leftie?

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 11:10 am
by trojan33
Trying to free up a rusted camshaft nut. have tried both directions with heat and impact. would like to know if nut is left handed and available some where if i choose to cut it off.

Re: Camshaft Nut leftie?

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:05 pm
by trojan33
I 'll respond for myself in case somebody else needs the inf. The camshaft nut is right handed. :violin:

Re: Camshaft Nut leftie?

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:36 am
by RiverPatrol
Sorry you didn't get a response on this. I didn't recall the camshaft nut to be left handed, but it's been a while since I worked with that. As I recall, the only left handed nut is on the rear axle on '67 and earlier models.