Axle nut question

[88pioneer]

Doing my hubs today, and i noticed there is a cotter pin on the end of nut. My question is do the new hubs come with a replacement pin, or do i have to buy it seperate

[Puritan21]

I had to get the cotter pin seperate. My new hubs were from Oreilly's.

[kro10000]

:agree: Dunno about most stores, but at my oreillys if you ask for a cotter pin, theyll usually give it to you... Or charge 15 cents or whatever

[88pioneer]

alright perfect, thanks for the help :cheers:

[one_bad_MJ]

if it comes right out you can reuse it

[mvusse]

Any hardware store should sell cotter pins in any size you can imagine.

[Wildman]

if it comes right out you can reuse it

 

 

Cotter pins are a "once" use item, and should never be re-used :no:

 

{Learned that back in auto shop in '72 :D }

[Eagle]

if it comes right out you can reuse it

 

Cotter pins are a "once" use item, and should never be re-used :no:

Correct. One or both legs gets bent over 180 degrees to lock it in place. By the time you bend it, straighten it out for removal, then bend it again -- it's pretty well work hardened and on the ragged edge of failing. I confess to having reused them in an emergency, but it really is a "NO-NO!"

 

And no hubs come with cotter pins. The cotter pin is not part of the hub assembly, it's part of the stub axle assembly. Cotter pins are a "consumable" item in automotive repair shops. Tie rod ends sometimes come with replacements, but I can't remember anything else that does. If you don't have an assortment of cotter pins next to your toolbox, you're not a real Jeeper.

[the_wizard_of_fire]

if it comes right out you can reuse it

 

Cotter pins are a "once" use item, and should never be re-used :no:

Correct. One or both legs gets bent over 180 degrees to lock it in place. By the time you bend it, straighten it out for removal, then bend it again -- it's pretty well work hardened and on the ragged edge of failing. I confess to having reused them in an emergency, but it really is a "NO-NO!"

 

And no hubs come with cotter pins. The cotter pin is not part of the hub assembly, it's part of the stub axle assembly. Cotter pins are a "consumable" item in automotive repair shops. Tie rod ends sometimes come with replacements, but I can't remember anything else that does. If you don't have an assortment of cotter pins next to your toolbox, you're not a real Jeeper.

i reuse cotter pins all the time, and actually have never had one break....(though i do realize its just a matter of time....

[CWLONGSHOT]

if it comes right out you can reuse it

 

Cotter pins are a "once" use item, and should never be re-used :no:

Correct. One or both legs gets bent over 180 degrees to lock it in place. By the time you bend it, straighten it out for removal, then bend it again -- it's pretty well work hardened and on the ragged edge of failing. I confess to having reused them in an emergency, but it really is a "NO-NO!"

 

And no hubs come with cotter pins. The cotter pin is not part of the hub assembly, it's part of the stub axle assembly. Cotter pins are a "consumable" item in automotive repair shops. Tie rod ends sometimes come with replacements, but I can't remember anything else that does. If you don't have an assortment of cotter pins next to your toolbox, you're not a real Jeeper.

i reuse cotter pins all the time, and actually have never had one break....(though i do realize its just a matter of time....

 

That is your choice and so far you have been lucky. Cotter pins are WAY CHEAP. They are there to keep a critical nut from loosening. Why on earth would you want to take a chance of a catastrophic failure because you where too lazy to change a 20cent cotter pin??? Do what you like, but NOT changing to a new pin every time of foolishness..

 

CW

[64 Cheyenne]

Imagine reusing a cotter pin in the aircraft industry................