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Locking Pins
Working on front end and wondering if the locking pin drives in flush ? Red book says to hammer in then tighten nut looks like I have about 1/8" sticking out . Should I tighten a little and try a bigger hammer ?
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08-19-2016, 04:18 PM | #2 |
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Yours looks just about like mine on all my A's, not flush.
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As mentioned, yours look about right.
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I've just gone through this when I found the king pin was loose in the eye of the axle. On Monday, I'm going t a friend's workshop and we will close the eye again. The COTTER PIN should look like your pictures show. All of my As are like that. I find a good way to make sure they are tight is to hold pressure on the nut with a ring spanner while I hit the head of the cotter pin with a hammer. With each blow, the spanner will turn a little more. Stop before you stretch the cotter pin.
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If your locking pin goes in with the head flush, then I would say you have a bad axle. I fought this for two years before I gave up and found a good axle. |
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08-20-2016, 01:35 AM | #7 |
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No, I mean COTTER PIN, not a split pin. This is another term that has been corrupted over time in the US
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Yours look fine. How far it goes in is a function of the wear of the parts.
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The picture posted my Mike (post #7) is a cotter pin. hey are also used in places like attaching the pedals to the shaft through the centre bracket of a bicycle.
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the pic in #7 would never be termed a cotter pin in the USA
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The pic sent in by Mike as showing a "Spindle Pin Locking Pin" is correct as per the original Ford parts book of 1931. Part #A-3122C
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HERE HERE, due to the world wide nature of the Model A. the original parts book should be the last word for differing terms that confuse so many threads and discussions. Dennis Pereria did begin with the correct term. Well meaning barners twisted the issue to get all the juice out as frequently happens.
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I have noted that. I'm not sure whether in the US, it was ever called a cotter pin but it seems to me that something has gone awry over there and the names have changed. Now, just to throw a little more fuel on the fire (not gas because you can't throw a gas), I ask "Where does a ring gear go?" Answer: On the flywheel.
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I'm not sure if the issue is solved on the proper name of the locking pin but with a mix of factory and after market parts she's going back together better than she came apart .
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That's what it's all about. May I suggest you get those pins (call them tapered lock pins or cotter pins - who cares) tight by applying pressure with a ring spanner on the nuts while giving the other end of the pin a whack with a hammer. You'll be surprised how far the spanner turns with each blow. Don't get too enthusiastic, though.
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Yes, a ring spanner is the same as a box wrench in America.
And a big hammer is, well... a big hammer!
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