pic: Broken Output Shaft

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06-10-2010, 09:24

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Re: pic: Broken Output Shaft

Those grooves cut into the shaft are a HUGE no-no is shaft design. It probably didn't help that there was a hole drilled through the middle, but those grooves are big stress risers where the shaft is experiencing the most stress.

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