D-Shaped Spindle -- No Cotter Pin Hole ! ! !

[foo_g]

I'm in the process of changing my bearings on my trailer.
As I'm trying to piece everything back together, I'm wondering how to deal with the fact that my spindle has no cotter pin hole.
It is a D-shaped spindle and I don't know how to "pin" the castle washer in place.
What do I need to do?

When I pulled them apart, it looked like the cotter pins were just destroyed.
Now I know why.
I'm guessing that pieces of them were just jammed in there as a ghetto fix.
Before I do the same, I figured I'd check to see if anyone else has any ideas.

Thanks!

[Skeet'r89]

Would a new cotter pin lay across the "D" shape and still pass though the holes in the castle nut?

[foo_g]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Skeet’r89 &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Would a new cotter pin lay across the "D" shape and still pass though the holes in the castle nut?</td></tr></table>

No. And even if it would, there's nothing to hold it in place. It would slide right out.

There is a small gap between the flat side of the spindle and the nut, but the full (2-half) cotter pin won't fit into it. A single section of it will, but there's not much depth to the hole, so it won't accept the full length of the pin.

[CatFan]

Normally you don't have a castle nut on those. You have a plain nut with a light gauge cover that looks like a cheap castle nut that goes over it. You bend down a tang on the retainer to onto the flat side of the spindle to keep the nut from turning.

Here's one

[Lange]

You need what is called a tang washer you have the easy lube system on your trailer here is a picture
the tang fits in the flat and the nut threads right over top and then you bend the tang to retain the nut. The inside of the washer is shaped like a D the nut should have a bunch of notches in it heres a picture of what the nut looks like



The ez lube system normally has a grease zerk in the end of the spindle so you grease both the front and rear bearing, very good system very reliable

Tim

[foo_g]

Thank you both for the help!

I hope I can find someone local that carries either of these options.