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Re: pic: Team 3647 West Coast Drive

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Originally Posted by Basel A View Post
Is the block+plates design better than just the plates at holding the bearing axes collinear just because of the added material constraining the bolts, or is there a more complicated explanation?
The bearings are pressed into the same bore, so they are definitely coaxial.

I think that if the slots are cut in the frame rail that the plates become superfluous. Mk. 32, you may consider using flanged or heavy hex bolts and/or washers and omitting the side plates.
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