-Shock Loading How important is it?

[Matt Reiland]

Whats better than pins or keys? Welding of course,

Advantage: Its never going to slip or come apart

Disadvantage: Its never going to slip or come apart

If you are going to weld, better get it right the first time, we build the pegasus drivetrain first with set screws to try the ratio out then welded everything into place. To mate aluminum to steel we welded a 'yoke' to the shaft and bolted the wheel to the yoke. YOu can also bolt the gears to welded yokes. Keep in mind the yoke will most likely deform under the heat so we turned it back to normal after the welding before bolting the wheels to it. No failures with the same drivetrain for two reigonals and nationals.

Keep it in mind as an alternative