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Re: Plastic Clamping Blocks

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Originally Posted by Cash4587 View Post
I love the plastic bearing blocks. Cheap. Simple to use. Don't need precision holes. And work in just about every place if used correctly. The only thing plastic we have had a problem with so far is the plastic hubs. Plastic versa hubs do not like thunderhex in a high torque load and they especially do not like hard stops with thunderhex. Other than that, I would purchase all of these again
I don't believe the plastic versa hubs are intended to transfer torque loads at all; vex reccommends them as a support item to be used in conjunction with an aluminum hub.