Posted by MoparNorm on Tuesday, March 04, 2003 at 8:10AM :
In Reply to: Re: do a 'diamond' to check for squareness posted by Jerry Henry on Tuesday, March 04, 2003 at 1:16AM :
That pin is called a shear pin. It centers the axle into the perch, and will shear off to allow some energy to be absorbed in the event of a strong impact. Which apparently in the case of ferd is the wheel coming into contact with asphalt. ha!ha!ha!
Oh! and the pin is also called a shear pin on a Dodge. [had to keep this Dodge related you know! = )]
MN
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