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Should There be a Cutter Key Here?

Post by BLB27 » Mon Dec 06, 2021 8:41 pm

Photos of my 1927 coupe front axle are attached. Should there be a cutter key on this nut?
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Re: Should There be a Cutter Key Here?

Post by Bill Robinson » Mon Dec 06, 2021 8:44 pm

4 sure! a widow maker if there's not one!


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Re: Should There be a Cutter Key Here?

Post by Norman Kling » Mon Dec 06, 2021 8:48 pm

Yes !!!!!!
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Re: Should There be a Cutter Key Here?

Post by Chris Haynes » Mon Dec 06, 2021 8:59 pm

Cotter Pin.


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Re: Should There be a Cutter Key Here?

Post by Scott_Conger » Mon Dec 06, 2021 9:07 pm

Not only a cotter pin, but be sure the nut is the proper special nut with a convex bottom to mate to the concave surface of the wishbone.
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Re: Should There be a Cutter Key Here?

Post by Mark Gregush » Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:38 pm

Hope those nuts are loose also the perches, so you can line them up when spring is installed? That one perch looks 90 degrees out of alignment.
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Re: Should There be a Cutter Key Here?

Post by Allan » Tue Dec 07, 2021 1:28 am

I have not seen a nut like that one! Whatever nut is used, it does need a split pin.

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Re: Should There be a Cutter Key Here?

Post by John kuehn » Tue Dec 07, 2021 9:10 am

Yes it needs a cotter pin! You may need to use a pick to dig out the paint to find the hole for the pin to go in.

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Re: Should There be a Cutter Key Here?

Post by Steve Jelf » Tue Dec 07, 2021 11:36 am

You can leave the cotter pin out if you want to have a wreck. :)
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Re: Should There be a Cutter Key Here?

Post by TRDxB2 » Tue Dec 07, 2021 11:56 am

Mark Gregush wrote:
Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:38 pm
Hope those nuts are loose also the perches, so you can line them up when spring is installed? That one perch looks 90 degrees out of alignment.
That's the one with the cotter pin issue. BUT are the perches on the correct ends - boss to the back.
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Re: Should There be a Cutter Key Here?

Post by ThreePedalTapDancer » Tue Dec 07, 2021 12:18 pm

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Re: Should There be a Cutter Key Here?

Post by BLB27 » Wed Dec 08, 2021 7:43 pm

I was almost sure a cotter pin was needed, but thought I would ask. I am glad I did because of all the good cotter pin information that was posted. Thanks to you all.

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Re: Should There be a Cutter Key Here?

Post by TRDxB2 » Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:56 pm

BLB27 wrote:
Wed Dec 08, 2021 7:43 pm
I was almost sure a cotter pin was needed, but thought I would ask. I am glad I did because of all the good cotter pin information that was posted. Thanks to you all.
Castellated nuts are designed to use cotter pins & not lock washers. However, not every nut on a Model T is a castellated one. So make sure the nuts are good before you try and insert your pin. :oops:
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Re: Should There be a Cutter Key Here?

Post by speedytinc » Thu Dec 09, 2021 3:46 pm

ThreePedalTapDancer wrote:
Tue Dec 07, 2021 12:18 pm
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Thanks for posting this cotter pin use chart.
I find even this "trivia" level of info very interesting & helpful to my T knowledge base.
Thats appreciation to any & all posting this sort of enlightening information.

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