Found out why the pivot on our 2014 arm wasn't working

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Found out why the pivot on our 2014 arm wasn't working

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19-08-2016, 10:25

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Re: Found out why the pivot on our 2014 arm wasn't working

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Originally Posted by Cothron Theiss

Seeing this makes me like the VersaPlanetaries even more. Their manufacturing tolerances and material consistency must be very good for all four pin holes to fail at about the same time. This is assuming that the OP exceeded the torque ratings on the gearbox. I'd love to hear how this happened.

It's more likely that one failed, then the rest did in order.

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