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Re: Dog Shifting Gearbox Feedback

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Originally Posted by R.C. View Post
Are you saying your relying on the geometry to keep your bearings in? Such as the shoulder of the shaft + the flange of the bearing?
No, should have clarified. Retention is almost always through rivets+washers clamping down on the bearing flange. We'll occasionally do it through other parts of the system, but never something as likely to be seperated from the gearbox during maintenance as a shaft.
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