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Old 07-15-2013, 12:05 PM   #4
BILL WILLIAMSON
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Default Re: brake nut question

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Originally Posted by Patrick L. View Post
All I do is spin the drum while tightening with pliers until snug, then back the nut off until the cotter can slide thru the first castle and hole.
Patrick,
If doing it that way, I would at LEAST go 1 hole tighter to allow for "settling" in & for the minute wear that normally occurs. Bill W.
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