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Re: High Tensile Sprocket Bolts

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
If the plastic was failing, a longer spacer would distribute the load across more of the plastic, but in this case the bolt is failing and that's a stress concentration problem... if I'm anywhere near approaching an understanding of what people are talking about.
The longer plastic spacer creates more issues, it's all about beams in bending here.