Gas connector left hand thread - T5 California

[Daniel58]

I am trying to remove the gas pipe. Before I am going to use a stronger tool, I wondered if all the connectors are left hand threads, as it is usual for gas installations? I have got the VW T5 California from 2005.

 

[SimonB]

This is the joint between the part with the black tap on it and the yellow pressure regulator?
Yes it is a reverse thread and you shouldn't need a strong tool to undo it. They are meant to be done up to finger tight only.

 

[Daniel58]

I didn’t mean the one towards the pressure regulator, but the one in the other end where the hose leaves the gas bottle container towards the wall. But I think they all are left hand threads. Someone who owned the car and didn't know about left hand threads must have tidened it to much.

 

[SimonB]

You mean where the brass connector with the black tap fits on to the cylinder? That is a conventional anti-clockwise thread to remove it. If you remove the regulator with the silver connector part first it is easier to get it off.

 

[SimonB]

 

[Daniel58]

With "conventional anti-clockwise" you mean right hand threaded? The regulator has nothing to do with it. My problem is at the other end of the hose, where it leaves the box. I only need to know if this connecter is left or right hand threaded. Because it is so tight. I am going to take a picture to show ypou what I mean.

 

[Verity]

I learned recently that gas bottles have threads the wrong way so you can't connect anything else to them by mistake. I know nothing about such things, but someone told me when we were discussing gas bottles!

 

[jts46]

With "conventional anti-clockwise" you mean right hand threaded? The regulator has nothing to do with it. My problem is at the other end of the hose, where it leaves the box. I only need to know if this connecter is left or right hand threaded. Because it is so tight. I am going to take a picture to show ypou what I mean.

This one is a normal thread, mine was very tight when i replaced the hose pipe