Originally Posted by
johnnyspaghetti
I'm thinking for those of you with the nice press tool, hindsight being 20/20 perhaps pressing a pin
"in" can be over done. Cotter pins are soft steel and will snug in nice & tight with a couple hammer taps then nutted to spec.
...pulling in a cotter with the nut is a good way to strip the threads. It's almost impossible to "overpress" them on installation if youi want them to stay seated under normal use.