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Jamie L · 04-12-2018, 11:10 AM

How tight should the center bottom nut be on the front motor mount yoke be? Should it compress the springs? Just tight enough to get the cotter pin in the castle nut?

1955cj5 · 04-12-2018, 11:51 AM

I found on my ccpu that if the spring was overly compressed there was more noticeable vibration, especially on deceleration.

I would go with the "just tight enough to get the cotter pin in...."

Jamie L · 04-12-2018, 12:10 PM

Thanks!

1955cj5 · 04-12-2018, 12:20 PM

Welcome to The Barn!

Which Model A do you have?

SeaSlugs · 04-12-2018, 12:55 PM

Yup just tight enough to slip cotter in.

redmodelt · 04-13-2018, 10:03 AM

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Never mind, sorry I was thinking of something else.

Kahuna · 04-13-2018, 10:40 AM

Funny Red, I never heard it called Cotter.
Learn something new every day. LOL

Synchro909 · 04-13-2018, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kahuna

Funny Red, I never heard it called Cotter.
Learn something new every day. LOL

They're actually a split pin! Cotter pins are an entirely different thing.

1955cj5 · 04-13-2018, 06:37 PM

Uncle google knows...

cot·ter pin
ˈkädər ˌpin
noun
noun: cotter pin; plural noun: cotter pins; noun: cotter; plural noun: cotters
a metal pin used to fasten two parts of a mechanism together.
a split pin that is opened out after being passed through a hole.

SeaSlugs · 04-13-2018, 10:55 PM

Yea well its a cotter pin round these parts :P

imacrazy · 04-14-2018, 04:10 PM

It's been a cotter pin all of my 82years.

Synchro909 · 04-14-2018, 05:27 PM

Only 82 years! Heck, people believed he earth was flat for centuries.

Refer to 1955's post.

Jeff in BC · 04-15-2018, 06:05 PM

They have been called "cotter pins" for at least 133 years. Before I was born!

Jeff

Synchro909 · 04-15-2018, 06:51 PM

You guys have changed the terminology of a few things over the years. When did the ring gear move from the flywheel to the diff? I don't know how these things happen but they do - evolution?

kimeccles · 04-15-2018, 07:32 PM

Well it is "really" a cotter key where I come from...

160B · 04-15-2018, 07:44 PM

Here is another USA patent for a Cotter pin.

I have never seen one of these.

kimeccles · 04-15-2018, 07:47 PM

The Cotter Key was invented by an Irish man named John Cotter in 1922. Originally used to hold fastners together on cabinets, Cotter keys found other purposes that seemed to be better suited than for that reason, such as, holding the Nuts on a bolt.

04-12-2018, 11:10 AM	#1
Jamie L Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 3	Front Motor Mount Adjustment How tight should the center bottom nut be on the front motor mount yoke be? Should it compress the springs? Just tight enough to get the cotter pin in the castle nut? Last edited by Jamie L; 04-12-2018 at 12:10 PM. Reason: misspelling

04-12-2018, 11:51 AM	#2
1955cj5 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 1,607	Re: Front Motor Mound Adjustment I found on my ccpu that if the spring was overly compressed there was more noticeable vibration, especially on deceleration. I would go with the "just tight enough to get the cotter pin in...." __________________ Early '29 CCPU that had a 4-speed, but not any more.......in the family since '62

04-12-2018, 12:10 PM	#3
Jamie L Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 3	Re: Front Motor Mound Adjustment Thanks!

04-12-2018, 12:20 PM	#4
1955cj5 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 1,607	Re: Front Motor Mount Adjustment Welcome to The Barn! Which Model A do you have? __________________ Early '29 CCPU that had a 4-speed, but not any more.......in the family since '62

04-12-2018, 12:55 PM	#5
SeaSlugs Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Central, IL Posts: 3,968	Re: Front Motor Mount Adjustment Yup just tight enough to slip cotter in. __________________ 1929 Model AA - Need long splash aprons!

04-13-2018, 10:03 AM	#6
redmodelt Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland OR Posts: 6,410	Re: Front Motor Mount Adjustment Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Never mind, sorry I was thinking of something else. __________________ I know the voices aren't real but damn they have some good ideas!

04-13-2018, 10:40 AM	#7
Kahuna Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NorCal Posts: 2,617	Re: Front Motor Mount Adjustment Funny Red, I never heard it called Cotter. Learn something new every day. LOL

04-13-2018, 06:37 PM	#9
1955cj5 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 1,607	Re: Front Motor Mount Adjustment Uncle google knows... cot·ter pin ˈkädər ˌpin noun noun: cotter pin; plural noun: cotter pins; noun: cotter; plural noun: cotters a metal pin used to fasten two parts of a mechanism together. a split pin that is opened out after being passed through a hole. __________________ Early '29 CCPU that had a 4-speed, but not any more.......in the family since '62

04-13-2018, 10:55 PM	#10
SeaSlugs Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Central, IL Posts: 3,968	Re: Front Motor Mount Adjustment Yea well its a cotter pin round these parts :P __________________ 1929 Model AA - Need long splash aprons!

04-14-2018, 04:10 PM	#11
imacrazy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 167	Re: Front Motor Mount Adjustment It's been a cotter pin all of my 82years.

04-14-2018, 05:27 PM	#12
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 8,044	Re: Front Motor Mount Adjustment Only 82 years! Heck, people believed he earth was flat for centuries. Refer to 1955's post. __________________ I sometimes wonder what happened to the people who asked me for directions. Even at my age, I still like to look at a young, attractive woman but I can't really remember why.

04-15-2018, 06:51 PM	#14
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 8,044	Re: Front Motor Mount Adjustment You guys have changed the terminology of a few things over the years. When did the ring gear move from the flywheel to the diff? I don't know how these things happen but they do - evolution? __________________ I sometimes wonder what happened to the people who asked me for directions. Even at my age, I still like to look at a young, attractive woman but I can't really remember why.

04-15-2018, 07:32 PM	#15
kimeccles Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Spokane, Washington state Posts: 262	Re: Front Motor Mount Adjustment Well it is "really" a cotter key where I come from...

04-15-2018, 07:47 PM	#17
kimeccles Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Spokane, Washington state Posts: 262	Re: Front Motor Mount Adjustment The Cotter Key was invented by an Irish man named John Cotter in 1922. Originally used to hold fastners together on cabinets, Cotter keys found other purposes that seemed to be better suited than for that reason, such as, holding the Nuts on a bolt.