Cotter (split) pins on balljoints - are they necessary ?

mynameisowen · Post by **mynameisowen** » Sat May 05, 2018 8:39 am

Having worked on these parts at an OEM I can tell you they're safety critical and considering their cheap cost I wouldn't try living without them.

Replacing with nylocks is risky as the tightening torque will need to increase to ensure they seat properly.

Post by **Vtecmec** » Sat May 05, 2018 8:42 am

Also, go buy a bag of stainless steel split pins off eBay for a fiver and never have this problem again......

uberNoobZA · Post by **uberNoobZA** » Sat May 05, 2018 10:07 pm

The original question was whether I need the cotter pins or not bbecause the previous ones had been sheared off and were still in the bolt. I have tonnes of split pins.

i.e. Did I need to go through the effort of drilling thrm out. I've taken the joints off and drilled them out and everything is all back on now

YouTube · Post by **Sailor** » Mon May 07, 2018 12:35 am

uberNoobZA wrote:The original question was whether I need the cotter pins or not ...

And I think you've got your answer. YES.

uberNoobZA · Post by **uberNoobZA** » Mon May 07, 2018 8:00 am

Sailor wrote:
uberNoobZA wrote:The original question was whether I need the cotter pins or not ...
And I think you've got your answer. YES.

Indeed. Thanks all