Correct way to install a cotter pin..
07-14-2009, 06:29 AM
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Correct way to install a cotter pin..
This may be a silly question but is there a correct way when installing cotter pins?
I left the one end straight and bent the top one up over the castle nut. Is this correct or should I also bend the bottom one down in the other direction?
I left the one end straight and bent the top one up over the castle nut. Is this correct or should I also bend the bottom one down in the other direction?
07-14-2009, 06:37 AM
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On vehicles I butterfly them along the sides of the nut. On aircraft one end went up and over the nut and end of bolt and the other end, I bent down per tech data.
07-14-2009, 07:43 AM
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When you stick the cotter pin through you should have the longer tip to the top of the nut, then bend it over the top of the nut . The shorter end can be bent around the side of the nut or just cut off.
