What have you done today with your Austin Seven

[David Stepney]

Unless the split pin is of particular fondness to you,or perhaps you cannot afford a new replacement.I discovered many decades ago that my 1/2" drive socket will remove both nut and split pin in one effortless movement.

+1 Ian. Me too.

Steve

Yes I too agree, but I always try to remove the split pin first and only use the nut to shear it off if it won't come out. You have the fiddle of getting the bits out of the end of the shaft otherwise. And, no, I don't recommend re-using split pins unless there is absolutely no alternative.