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OT: cotter pins

loco_engr
loco_engr Posts: 5,818
edited March 2022 in EggHead Forum
These are the cotter pins that came with Ryobi power washer and I have no idea as to how they are supposed to get installed!
PLZ help.   ;)
aka marysvilleksegghead
Lrg 2008
mini 2009

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  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,808

    ~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan  - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
    XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, Ardore Pizza Oven
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,818
    ColtsFan said:

    I comprehend your pic, but dam, the metal is very hard to separate
    aka marysvilleksegghead
    Lrg 2008
    mini 2009

    Henny Youngman:
    I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
    Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,453
    loco_engr said:
    ColtsFan said:

    I comprehend your pic, but dam, the metal is very hard to separate
    I understand but I have dealt with some awfully hard cotter pins of a different design, but I learned how to line up a series of ever larger and larger slotted screwdrivers.
      I start with a sharp utility knife blade and keep working each blade into the opening and twisting the screwdriver stepping up each size. It takes a little practice…but be patient, grasshopper and you’ll get it done! LOL

    My only real warning is to be careful and keep your fingers away as accidents CAN happen and any pinched flesh is worst than resulting in a mere blood blister!
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 6,408
    The regular cotter pin is the equivalent to the math I learned growing up. 

    Your cotter pin is the equivalent of common core math they teach now.  
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, 36" Blackstone
    Grand Rapids MI
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    You may have to wait a day or so, and spend a couple of dollars, but I wouldn't hesitate to just buy simpler cotter pins. 

    I'm not a fan of introducing sharp blades, and jimmying etc., where tension is involved. Its ended badly, before. 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 13,685
    loco_engr said:
    ColtsFan said:

    I comprehend your pic, but dam, the metal is very hard to separate

    canuckland
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  • Corv
    Corv Posts: 567
    Or use pliers.
    Somewhere on the Colorado Front Range
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,357
    I start with a sharp utility knife blade and keep working each blade into the opening and twisting the screwdriver stepping up each size. It takes a little practice…but be patient, grasshopper and you’ll get it done! LOL

    My only real warning is to be careful and keep your fingers away as accidents CAN happen and any pinched flesh is worst than resulting in a mere blood blister!
    This, is ridiculous.  There's no reason ANY cotter pin should be harder than a stupid key ring to separate, for just about any home use.  
    This is reminding me of some of the obscenely-stupid camera strap attachments that I've run into over the years.  Gah.    

    “I'll have what she's having."  

        -Rob Reiner's mother!   

    Ogden, UT, USA

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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,174
    I dislike those and the traditional cotter pins.  I try to change them out with the hairpin type whenever possible.
    Flint, Michigan
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