[Rick Brown]

Cotter pins or saftey wire

[Stu Hayner]

After working on and building many brands of karts, I welcome those pricy little Birel clips. I wish every kart used them.

You will break countless bits trying to drill bolts, then ruin every nylock you put on that drilled bolt. When you snag an arm on a cotter pin or safety wire, you’ll be more than glad to pay that dollar a piece for that little clip.

I think of it this way. If I bought a set of new clips every year we’re talking about less than a $20 bill.

To me, that’s a pretty fair price for the easiest clip in karting.

Just my $0.02

[Gregg Palmer]

I agree with Stu.

[Dustin McGrew]

Thanks guys. I think I’ll stick with the circlips. Now what happens if I break a bolt? I can’t find bolts with that groove in them anywhere..

[Walt Gifford]

Then you will have to get a regular high tensile strength bolt and learn to drill a hole without breaking the drill bit, dress the threads so they don’t cut into the nylock and install a cotter pin so it doesn’t snag on anything.

Gif

[brian downing]

Regardless of how one creates the hole, in the end safety wire is the easiest, cheapest way to create a lock. A can of safety wire costs $15 and lasts years. Invest in a good set of pliers, a worthwhile spend.
To prevent the snags and impaled fingers, always leave a short bit of extra twisted wire at the end and fold the sharp end back on to the nut or bolt so that it’s not exposed.

[Walt Gifford]

That tiny piece of metal is chrome plated European music wire.

Seriously you can drill a hole for a cotter pin where the slot for the clip is. Just file a flat so you can get the drill started and try to stay on center. Don’t drill too big.

Insane prices, welcome to karting.

Gif

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