cotter

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The cause of the accident was narrowed down to a cotter pin, which one of the mechanics at Valbuena Field had forgotten to replace after greasing the landing wheels that morning.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jaws adjust to open wide, making easy work of bending the legs of new cotter pins and loosening large nuts.

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Release the cotter pin from the spindle nut, then remove the nut and washer, and the entire hub should slip off the axle.

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Theirs is a world in which every boy matures to master small motors, to understand the importance of the cotter pin.

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This cotter is prevented from slackening back by two set screws.

From An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design by Low, David Allan