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Re: cotter pins

To: spritenut@Exit109.com, Guy.Weller@kencomp.net
Subject: Re: cotter pins
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 07:56:13 EDT
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Is a clevis pin the same in the USA as England or has my buying aircraft spec 
Clevis pins americanised my terminology?

I use aircraft clevis pins because you can get the correct height - neither 
to long nor to short but just right.

Daniel1312


In a message dated 09/08/03 18:09:00 Pacific Daylight Time, 
spritenut@Exit109.com writes:


> 
> Guy Weller wrote:
> > Cotter pin
> > Is a small cylindrical solid pin, usually tapered or with a wedge face.
> 
> > The metal folded pin that goes through a castellated nut is a called split
> > pin, not a cotter pin in the UK
> 
> 
> Guy
> 
> That makes pefect sense. Somewhere along the way the US made the change.
> I knew the UK called tapered pins "cotter" .
> What I want to know is, over here we call piston/rod pins "wrist" pins
> You call them "gudgeon" pins. Thinking about how it works, it makes 
> sense to call it a "wrist" pin, so what is a gudgeon?
> Not that it really matters, we did get all of our language, 
> measurements, and some of the weights from you folks when you settled 
> the colonies. And some great cars too ;)

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