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22-06-2010, 01:22

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Re: pic: sheet metal 6WD

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Originally Posted by Chris is me

I meant how much of a strength difference does cutting part of the flange out for the gearbox make? A poster said that it would be much stronger, and I wanted to know how much.

I totally misread your question then.

Similar concepts apply, just inverse. The beam is substantially weaker due to that flange removal. Depending on how the gearbox is attached, the gearbox itself could add a lot of support to the beam where material is removed.

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