Guy Weller wrote:
> Cotter pin
> Is a small cylindrical solid pin, usually tapered or with a wedge face.
> The metal folded pin that goes through a castellated nut is a called split
> pin, not a cotter pin in the UK
Guy
That makes pefect sense. Somewhere along the way the US made the change.
I knew the UK called tapered pins "cotter" .
What I want to know is, over here we call piston/rod pins "wrist" pins
You call them "gudgeon" pins. Thinking about how it works, it makes
sense to call it a "wrist" pin, so what is a gudgeon?
Not that it really matters, we did get all of our language,
measurements, and some of the weights from you folks when you settled
the colonies. And some great cars too ;)
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