Hairpin Cotter Pin Installed

A split pin has two long tines that are bent to hold it in place.

Hairpin cotter pin installed.

The below section will talk about the installation guide to help you install the cotter pin properly. Hairpin cotter pins also known as hitch pin clips and r clips these pins are easy to install and remove. Choose the right size of the cotter pin. These pins may be used to two vehicles.

Insert the cotter pin in the bolt hole. Designed to work with the groove or hole at the tip of a hitch pin. Mimics a bobby pin with one continuous piece of metal formed into a large ring at the head end and a w form at the other. Hairpin cotter pins also known as hitch pins are easy installed and removed for securing axles clevis pins and other shafts and parts.

Strong hold hairpin cotter pins a coil makes a stronger grip than standard hairpin cotter pins to prevent accidental release. Use cotter pins to lock a castle nut or secure a clevis pin. Hairpin clips also called r clips are designed to slip on with no bending required. From the plenty of variations of the cotter pins in the market choose according to your bolt hole.