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Re: pic: 3 CIM WCD Ball Shifter Second Edition

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Originally Posted by R.C. View Post
You can buy bearing bore gears? No need to modify the hex ones.

If you still wanna use hex gears you can get some .250" ID x .500" OD Bearings.
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Originally Posted by asid61 View Post
That's crazy good!
On dead axles, they do sell bearing bore gears, and it looks like you have something like a 48t or 50t gear on there. That would probably bump the weight to lower than what you had before.
It's a 40 tooth gear. I guess I'm not seeing how a dead axle design would add useful strength or shed weight. I might give it a try anyway though, because I could be wrong.
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