Does the main hub nut undo the regular way, anticlockwise, on both sides ?
Yes, both sides are conventional right-hand threads. I see that there is only one part number: (RFG100090 for "with ABS" version)) for the TF front stub axles, which confirms that the threads must be identical.
I did the LHS earlier today. The only difficult job was, as on the RHS, the lower joint, which was just as rusty. A liberal soaking with WD40 and the near vertical cold chisel helped. I suspect that the design of this joint is to blame. There is an open slot which water, mud and other corrosive road grime will enter and soak the pinch bolt + the hole it sits in.
My strut worked on the LHS with minor modification adding a cut out on the flank to make it ambidextrous.
As you can see from the photo, this strut gives plenty of headroom to allow the balljoint taper on the top balljoint to be removed and re-inserted after the bearings have been replaced.
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