07-15-2013, 12:05 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: FRESNO, CA
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Re: brake nut question
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Originally Posted by Patrick L.
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.
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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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