Wear assembly

A wear member (12) for attachment to excavating equipment comprises a front end (44), a rear end (46), a socket (16) that opens in the rear end to receive a nose (14) fixed to the excavating equipment, a through-hole (81) in communication with the socket (16). A lock (17) is integrally connected in the through-hole (81) for movement between a hold position where the lock (17) can secure the wear member to the nose and a release position where the wear member can be released from the nose. The lock (17) and the through-hole (81) are cooperatively structured to releasably retain the lock (17) in each of said hold and release positions irrespective of the receipt of the nose in the socket (16). The lock includes a latch formation to hold the lock in the hold and release positions.