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Originally Posted by tyl604
Not sure why there was no cotter key but no worry. You can just put in a small generic cotter key or you can put in a bent nail. In any event if it is a Bendix, you must put in something to keep the retaining pin secure. Not that I have ever seen one back itself out but I guess it could. The MB engineers put it there for a reason. (The original is not really a cotter key; it is shaped like a Bobby pin with three bump stops. But anything will work.)
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There wasn't a cotter pin because there wasn't a cotter pin. The retaining pins used a spring loaded "nub" to keep the pin in place, just like the ATE calipers do, it's just a different dimension so the ATE parts won't work.
Pelican shows listings for the Bendix calipers, but has them listed as "rear". Not sure if the pins and anti-rattle clip are the same as the fronts or not. They sure look like it.