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31: 90: 206: 39: 81:, as in a steam engine. The angle of the wedge determines the position of the parts being held; therefore, on a bicycle, the pedal arms will only be at 180 degrees to each other if the angle of the cotter pin's wedge is the same on both pins. 104:
using a cotter, although now a more easily maintained arrangement is typically used, such as a square tapered or splined interface. These cotters have a short
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with a flat bearing surface passing through a hole to fix parts tightly together. In British usage
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section at the narrower end of the taper, which is used to hold the cotter in place with a
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Cross-section of a connecting rod, showing strap (S), gib (G), and cotter pin (C)
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Pin or wedge passing through a hole to fix parts tightly together
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205: 51: 38: 180:(2nd ed.), MBI Publishing Company, p. 66, 58:has the same meaning, but in the U.S. it means a 42:Another view, with scale, of bicycle crank cotter 225: 120:to prevent falling if the mounting nut loosens. 173: 88: 37: 29: 93:Bracelet links connected by cotter pins 14: 226: 65:Typical applications are in fixing a 24: 25: 250: 198: 97:Formerly, it was common to mount 219:Cottered Cranks by Sheldon Brown 204: 84: 116:. They are also used to secure 167: 13: 1: 160: 7: 123: 10: 255: 174:Van der Plas, Rob (1993), 132: – Bicycle component 73:, as in a bicycle, and a 94: 43: 35: 92: 41: 33: 18:Cotter (bicycle part) 213:at Wikimedia Commons 138: – Bicycle part 95: 44: 36: 211:Split cotter pins 209:Media related to 187:978-0-933201-55-2 16:(Redirected from 246: 208: 192: 190: 171: 142:Mechanical joint 21: 254: 253: 249: 248: 247: 245: 244: 243: 224: 223: 201: 196: 195: 188: 172: 168: 163: 126: 87: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 252: 242: 241: 236: 222: 221: 215: 214: 200: 199:External links 197: 194: 193: 186: 165: 164: 162: 159: 158: 157: 151: 145: 139: 133: 130:Bottom bracket 125: 122: 86: 83: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 251: 240: 237: 235: 234:Bicycle parts 232: 231: 229: 220: 217: 216: 212: 207: 203: 202: 189: 183: 179: 178: 170: 166: 155: 152: 149: 146: 143: 140: 137: 134: 131: 128: 127: 121: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 100: 91: 85:Popular usage 82: 80: 76: 72: 68: 63: 61: 57: 53: 49: 40: 32: 19: 176: 169: 118:ceiling fans 96: 64: 55: 50:is a pin or 47: 45: 228:Categories 161:References 75:piston rod 71:crankshaft 56:cotter pin 239:Fasteners 154:Taper pin 148:Split pin 79:crosshead 60:split pin 136:Crankset 124:See also 106:threaded 99:bicycle 69:to its 184:  110:washer 102:cranks 48:cotter 77:to a 67:crank 52:wedge 182:ISBN 112:and 114:nut 230:: 62:. 46:A 191:. 20:)

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Cotter (bicycle part)


wedge
split pin
crank
crankshaft
piston rod
crosshead

bicycle
cranks
threaded
washer
nut
ceiling fans
Bottom bracket
Crankset
Mechanical joint
Split pin
Taper pin
The Bicycle Repair Book: The New Complete Manual of Bicycle Care
ISBN
978-0-933201-55-2

Split cotter pins
Cottered Cranks by Sheldon Brown
Categories
Bicycle parts
Fasteners

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