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Originally Posted by Chris is me
Any reason you can't run 3/8ths and use the COTS Colson hub? I'd be wary of using the super thin roller bearings in a drivetrain application.
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Sorry for not responding earlier, there isn't any reason that prevents me from doing that, it would simply require the hole to be drilled out and the shaft replaced with a 3/8" bolt.
I hadn't done something like that initially because I was testing out the feasibility (from a design point of view) of having the module hold itself together as if it were one single piece. In this case the axle was actually a tube that fit into counter-bores on the two side plates, the intent was to make the shaft a structural member. This was done with the rest of the module by having the parts fit into slots or holes that would hold their positions instead of fasteners.
For this module only the 2 larger bolts going through the top are necessary to hold the module together and the other large bolt on the bottom just helps "strengthen" the shaft if the game required it (bumps, falling, etc...).