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Offline rick

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Cotter pin required
« on: April 06, 2015, 02:53:24 PM »
Hi All,

Got another problem with my L29 rebuild the cotter pin that holds the kick start to the gearshaft is the wrong one that came with the bike It appears to be to small to fit cut out on the shaft. Has anyone got any ideas were I can get one that fits.

Rick

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Re: Cotter pin required
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2015, 06:52:58 PM »
Hi Rick,
Find an old fashoined or long established cycle shop
The cotters come with various depths of flat cutaway so you may need a few to find the best fit
HTH
John

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Re: Cotter pin required
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2015, 11:43:44 PM »

If you have a lathe, turn a piece of steel to the main diameter, then offset it in the chuck to turn a smaller diameter for the thread. File the flat to suit. You can search for a long time to find exactly the right cotter for your kickstart!

Leon

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Re: Cotter pin required
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2015, 05:15:34 AM »
An old style bicycle shop should also be able to supply a cotter pin with no flat at all which you then file your own flat on to suit your particular application. What you are looking for is absolutely bog standard for old style bicycles. There is nothing fancy or different about your cotter pin because it is for a motorcycle.

Unfortunately most modern cotter pins are machine made and have the same size flat on them. Hence the need for an old style bicycle shop where the staff know old bicycles. They should also be able to show you how to correctly fit a cotter pin. Like everything else about vintage machinery there is a certain degree of knowledge and skill required if you want to get it right.

As Carden says, they are exceedingly easy to make if you have access to a lathe.

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Re: Cotter pin required
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2015, 09:50:16 AM »
Cotter pins do only go in one way round. if you put 1 in wrongly on a pushbike the pedals are not in line, on a kickstarter  the pedal is less upright so less swing.  Also one way it wedges itself in tighter as you kick or tries to loosen itself.