Brian,
Of course, I have installed the cotter pin. When that nut backs off, it
can take that cotter pin out. And it has. I have taken off the rubber
cap and found bits o' cotter pin in there. Since the axle is a press
fit, I am not sure I agree with the backing the nut off. But that is my
opinion.
Dan
Brian Crombie wrote:
Quote:
> David and Dan,
> I was taught to tighten the nut firmly then back it off to line up the
> castle nut slot to the cotter pin hole. Then spin the tire and if it
> is bound up at all, loosen the nut a bit more until it spins freely.
> Do this in small increments. It may take up to 3/4 of backing it off.
> Dan, if you were to install a cotter pin, the nut won't back off.
> That's why the castle nuts have slots and the axel shaft has a hole
> through it. This is how I've been doing it for years on axels that
> have cotter pins and have had no problems.
>
> Brian Crombie
> Faribault, Mn.
>
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