You got that right. I had figured it out by looking at the new part, duhThe right side cup needs to turned clockwise to loosen it. You are just making it tighter the direction you are turning it. Left hand threads, clockwise to loosen. Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Glossary Bo--Bz Here is a link to lots of info on bottom brackets. See the chart below the first row of photos. The English ISO is what you are dealing with.
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