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Old April 16th, 2011, 05:15 PM   #164
tapdiggy
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Originally Posted by kamikaze View Post
service manual says to use a new cotter pin on reassembly, is this necessary, or can I get away with reusing it. It's not that I'm cheap, I just don't have any here so I'd have to go pick a couple up...
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Originally Posted by kamikaze View Post
cool thanks.

any final words of wisdom to someone that's never had the wheels off a bike before?
Instead of using a cotter pin, go get a hitch pin that will fit the castle nut. Or get a very large safety pin like this:



Seriously, they sell industrial strength safety pins, like here. You won't have to worry about needing a new pin for quite a while if ever.
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