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Arrow Re: Drive-train shaft size

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Originally Posted by Caleb Fulton
I'm thinking about when a bearing block shifts in its channel, causing the shaft to no longer be perpendicular to the bearings, etc.
To cut a long story short, this won't affect the shaft and it's life nearly as much as it will affect the life of the bearings. Bearings are much more sensitive to misalignment, and will cause your bearings to fail well before you'd worry about your shaft life.

Sorry it took me so long to reply,

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