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Does this look like it was installed improperly?

bobloharsmoke

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Hey guys I just picked up my RR today and was looking underneath when I noticed this. I’m thinking the drivers side was installed wrong?

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The nut for those anti rotation bolts tightens from the wheel side.

From the driver side, outer nut clockwise turns toward the rear, so you need to prevent the bolt from rotating back/down with the nut thus the stop is on top.

From pax side, outer nut clockwise turns toward the front, so you need to prevent the bolt from rotating forward/up with the nut thus the stop is on bottom.
 
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Righty tighty, lefty loosey. They have to be installed that way, if they want the nuts on the outside.
 

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Look at from the point of anti-backout. Those tabs don’t allow the bolts to loosen and back off on their own due to vibration & harshness. They’re installed correctly.
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