Some things you just do as that was the way the original designers wanted.
Me personally I always put the cotter pins back in!
[quote="drujinin"]Some things you just do as that was the way the original designers wanted.
Me personally I always put the cotter pins back in![/quote]
I do too. And what's the downside of fitting them anyway (properly of course).
I got my 955H with a damaged crank, piston and rod because the previous owner had the engine rebuilt and they didn't put the cotter pins in the rod bolts. The nuts on #1 rod came loose damaged crank, rod hit and cracked side of block. Took 40 thou crank turn, new rod and piston to repair. Cheap insurance to put cotter pins back in.
The bolts that are drilled twice at 90 degrees aren't too much trouble to get to next hole. The ones with only one hole, can get pretty tight before you get it aligned! I really had to work to get them in the 48a when we did an in-frame several years ago.
"Use em or else"
"Did you put cotter keys back on the rod nuts Mac?"
"Sure did"
"Good job, cheap insurance"
Yup better use 'em, got the double barreled response from Rome KG !
OK now tighten or loosen to next hole??
Yup better use 'em, got the double barreled response from Rome KG !
OK now tighten or loosen to next hole??
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