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Re: High Tensile Sprocket Bolts

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard View Post
I've seen a lot of teams bolt on sprockets with nothing aligning the sprocket to the shaft (except for the bolts). If there is something (bearing works great), aligning it to the shaft it will greatly reduce the likelihood of the bolts failing.
Agreed,

This helps quite a bit, we used to wonder why we would shear bolts as well... Until we figured out that a bearing or some sort of a bushing works wonders!

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