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Message: <blockquote data-quote="650Skull" data-source="post: 747570" data-attributes="member: 316">Get well soon,  I hope you don't have long covid.On the axle.......... getting it nice and tight then a solid reef. If the axle nut cotter pin hole don't line up with the axle cotter pin hole you are going to have to slacken ott the nut to align the holes for the pin any way.........So it doesn't matter how tight you get it there is every chance you will have to back it off some. As long as the nut, axle and wheel are all firm and tight it should not be able to come apart while the pin is in there. A new one is best and although i have doe it many times, the old one should not be used again. ............keep. it for a spare n your tool kit if it looks ok.............</blockquote>