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TheChamp

TheChamp

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I am busy with those and the new kit came with this, it wasn't fitted previously so I am wondering if it has any functional purpose or us just purely for looks? IMG_20240813_092512.jpg
 
TheChamp said:
I am busy with those and the new kit came with this, it wasn't fitted previously so I am wondering if it has any functional purpose or us just purely for looks? View attachment 1750734
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Use it if you're using a split pin otherwise bend the tab in on the locknut ,even on some squished nuts you must still bend the tab into the groove .also used for wire binding .not needed if the nut is castlelated
 
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soulie said:
Use it if you're using a split pin otherwise bend the tab in on the locknut ,even on some squished nuts you must still bend the tab into the groove .also used for wire binding .not needed if the nut is castlelated
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Yeah, there is a split pin which I am used to, struggling to understand the purpose for this as it looks like it would rotate with the nut anyway.
 
TheChamp said:
Yeah, there is a split pin which I am used to, struggling to understand the purpose for this as it looks like it would rotate with the nut anyway.
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The pins will prevent it turning once the split pin is pushed through the little legs sticking out ,the standard non castlelated nut will go on first get tensioned to the correct spring pull tension then the nut cover gets put on and the split pin inserted ,usually thr legs are different spaced to allow for different alignments
 
If this is the rear neither side of my Corsa B have these... Just the split pin.
 
soulie said:
The pins will prevent it turning once the split pin is pushed through the little legs sticking out ,the standard non castlelated nut will go on first get tensioned to the correct spring pull tension then the nut cover gets put on and the split pin inserted ,usually thr legs are different spaced to allow for different alignments
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Oh? I thought that's what the split pin is for, so you bend the protruding teeth into the gaps on the nut?


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Jam Sandwich said:
If this is the rear neither side of my Corsa B have these... Just the split pin.
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That's my problem, I have changed the bearing before and the kits did not come with it, not complaining though, it's a complete kit and even came with a set of nice, shiny dust covers so I can throw the old rusty ones away. I don’t want to leave anything out if there is a functional purpose for it.
 
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TheChamp said:
That's my problem, I have changed the bearing before and the kits did not come with it, not complaining though, it's a complete kit and even came with a set of nice, shiny dust covers so I can throw the old rusty ones away. I don’t want to leave anything out if there is a function nal purpose for it.
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Which brand did you get and pricing? I need to do a rear one soon and could also do with new dust caps.
 
Here's an adaptor over a standard nut .
 

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Jam Sandwich said:
Which brand did you get and pricing? I need to do a rear one soon and could also do with new dust caps.
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Sounds fancy like German, I can't remember the pricing as I've had them for a while, but I would recall if the price was as fancy as the German sounding name, they were probably nothing out of the ordinary.
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