Originally Posted by
mrjfang
did you try turning it the opposite direction to tighten? It is a turnbuckle so the ends are threaded in opposite directions to allow for both ends to be simultaneously tightened or loosed with a turn of the bar itself.
lol if he realized they are left handed then I think he'd know the old saying righty tighty lefty loosey or in this case lefty tighty righty loosey