Originally Posted by
Andrew R Stewart
The problem with righty fighty/lefty lucky is that if the wrench handle is not placed as the writer of the statement intended then you do the opposite of what's wanted. Looking at the cup it's clockwise turning of the wrench to remove the drive side in this case. Do we know what clockwise means...? Another way to describe it is that the RH cup unthreads backwards compared to a light bulb's. Now do we understand? Andy.
I see your concern here, but I'll shed a tear of sadness for anyone who assumes that righty tight means to push toward the right on the wrench (no matter what orientation it is in). But maybe I have have an over-inflated faith in people.
I always remember it this way. For pedals, Right is Right(as in normal/correct/standard), left is wrong (as in abnormal), and for English BB's, it's the opposite of pedals.
-Jeremy