Should There be a Cutter Key Here?
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Should There be a Cutter Key Here?
Photos of my 1927 coupe front axle are attached. Should there be a cutter key on this nut?
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4 sure! a widow maker if there's not one!
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Re: Should There be a Cutter Key Here?
Yes !!!!!!
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Cotter Pin.
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Re: Should There be a Cutter Key Here?
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?
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?
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?
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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You can leave the cotter pin out if you want to have a wreck.
The inevitable often happens.
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Re: Should There be a Cutter Key Here?
That's the one with the cotter pin issue. BUT are the perches on the correct ends - boss to the back.Mark Gregush wrote: ↑Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:38 pmHope 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?
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?
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.
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Re: Should There be a Cutter Key Here?
Thanks for posting this cotter pin use chart.ThreePedalTapDancer wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 12:18 pmhttp://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/70 ... 1513701371
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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.