Ted in NE-OH
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I repacked my tractor hauling trailer axles. Does it matter which way you bend the cotter pin ??. It can be bent sideways or bent over the end of the axle. Is there a correct way?
- Thread starter Ted in NE-OH
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Pair-a-dice farm
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I always bend it to the side. I've thought that if you bent it over the end of the axle there was a possibility that it might rub a hole in the grease cap if the clearance was too close.
Mike(NEOhio)
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- Newbury, Ohio
It's nitpicking but the "proper" way on a castlated nut is with the loop all the way into the notch, one leg straight and cut off flush with the nut's flat and the other leg bent over the end of the shaft. Excess cut off.
Steve@Advance
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I prefer over the end, if there is enough room under the cover.
john in la
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Mike has it right.
One tail of the pin (outer) gets bent straight out and cut off even with the end of the spindle.
This keeps the pin from coming out.
The other tail of the pin stays straight down and gets cut off just short of the nut edge.
The tails are only used to keep the cotter pin from coming out.
The top (uncut end; looped end) is what holds the nut from turning. This is why you need to use a proper sized cotter pin.
One tail of the pin (outer) gets bent straight out and cut off even with the end of the spindle.
This keeps the pin from coming out.
The other tail of the pin stays straight down and gets cut off just short of the nut edge.
The tails are only used to keep the cotter pin from coming out.
The top (uncut end; looped end) is what holds the nut from turning. This is why you need to use a proper sized cotter pin.
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