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| | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 102 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 102 | While tearing apart our front axel, there were some castle nuts with cotter keys. I got a few of the cotter keys out but the others I had to just break off and run the nut over top. What's the best way to remove the broken-off pieces in the threads??
Thanks | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,763 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,763 | Use a small pin punch, or carefully center punch the end of the cotter pin and drill it out. Most of the front end pins are either 3/32" or 1/8". Be careful not to break off the drill bit in the hole.
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,048 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,048 | What Jerry said. You will find the cotter pins are soft and the bolts much harder so drill with a small bit first then try a punch. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 273 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 273 | I use a HSS drill bit slightly smaller than the hole and CAREFULLY tap it thru with a brass hammer. Take your time and don't whack it hard. Hope this helps.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | I always try to blow through the hole with an air nozzle before resorting to the drill bit. A lot of times it spits the leftovers right out of the hole.
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