my left clamp is overextended and I am trying to fix it, but I forgot which direction is tightening the clamp, so anyone can tell me whether it is clockwise or anti-clockwise?

isn't the rule "righty-tighty"?

just want to make sure because if i get it wrong, I will over extend it even further.

I hope everything went well, just out of curiosity is the actual thread stretched? did you end up fixing it?

yeah with some tools and some force I brought it back to normal, can't see visible damage because it's hidden within the casing, for a while I was worried I had to disassemble it but it worked out fine.

it's clockwise