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Re: Where to buy dog shifting parts?

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Originally Posted by SerpentEagle View Post
Thanks for the breakdown. Have you tried this yourself?
Yes, our team has made similar parts before. It's not something I would do simply for a drop-in replacement -- it's a time consuming process and not worth the couple of bucks it would save to us. However, having the ability to do this opens up a lot of options. In our case, it enabled us to use an alternate design which required a longer rounded segment than on the stock shaft.
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