Timeline for What's this cotter pin on the barrel adjuster for?
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| Apr 10, 2016 at 21:50 | vote | accept | Ben Mills | ||
| Apr 9, 2016 at 23:40 | answer | added | Ben Mills | timeline score: 4 | |
| Apr 8, 2016 at 23:14 | comment | added | ebrohman | @BenMills yes, they are meant to mate, you're right. I don't think extra friction is a good reason. | |
| Apr 8, 2016 at 20:18 | comment | added | Ben Mills | Where's the friction? Between the cotter pin and the frame when it's screwed in? Aren't those little raised nodules (is that a word?) on the grey barrel adjuster meant to mate with the little indents on the frame? | |
| Apr 8, 2016 at 20:13 | answer | added | mikes | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 8, 2016 at 19:53 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackBicycles/status/718527305807736832 | ||
| Apr 8, 2016 at 19:47 | comment | added | Batman | Yeah. You have them on barrel adjusters which aren't inline-- it's perfectly normal. | |
| Apr 8, 2016 at 18:29 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | It's to provide friction, so the adjuster doesn't unadjust itself from vibration. | |
| Apr 8, 2016 at 14:26 | history | asked | Ben Mills | CC BY-SA 3.0 |