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I have my father’s z”l tfillin; he was left-handed, so he wore them on his right hand. I am right-handed, and I would like to use them. Is there any reason why I would not be able simply to change and retie the knot from one side of the bayit to the other?
I don’t know there’d be anything wrong with it, but you need to ask an actual Rov with expertise on the subject, not the Rabbi-wanna-be’s that often respond on CR.
Nothing wrong with it, you might need a notch in the titura of the shel yad to get the yud knot up close to the bayis, and if so, you should have a professional do it.
There’s no problem doing it but I had mine done at a sofer to check the ksav first, and then just verified the knot was good on the right side.
You need to also stand on your head while wearing all your clothes including your shoes inside out, and say all the parshios in the tefillin backwards.
It is a bit tricky to turn shoes inside out; I suggest using soft slippers.
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