WCMatt Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Hey guys! I now have the linkage pins that connect the steering wheel to the outter steering boxes. These pins are held in place by a pair of cotter keys (two keys per pin). It's been so long since I removed them that I can't remember if there was a (flat) washer also in there as well? Or are the pins held in place by just the keys alone? It seems like it would be a weak link in the design to have a four ton off road vehicle's steering system dependant of four little cotter keys...... Regards, Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Hey guys! I now have the linkage pins that connect the steering wheel to the outter steering boxes. These pins are held in place by a pair of cotter keys (two keys per pin). It's been so long since I removed them that I can't remember if there was a (flat) washer also in there as well? Or are the pins held in place by just the keys alone? It seems like it would be a weak link in the design to have a four ton off road vehicle's steering system dependant of four little cotter keys...... Regards, Matt Hi Matt, In nearly 40 years of working on Ferrets, I have never known a cotter fail in this application, so providing it is a good fit/correct size, you should have nothing to worry about. cheers Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCMatt Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 Thank you, Richard. While I'm certainly no expert on the subject, I can't say I've ever heard of one failing either. That's good news :cool2:. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCMatt Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 Well.......Just came in from the shop after installing the aformentioned linkage pins. No way a washer(s) would have fit on there along with the cotter keys. So it's just the cotter keys which seems to jive with my (somewhat) fuzzy memory on how those things were/are supposed to go back together.... Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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