Author Topic: Drive Shaft Puzzle  (Read 2763 times)

Offline Grand Master Patch

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Re: Drive Shaft Puzzle
« Reply #10 on: 31 August 2009, 22:38 »
ah in that case just notch the chassis and be done with it :grin: the 5mm saving by swapping shafts isn't worth the ballache imo.

Yes we know that,put the puzzle as to why they changed to a weaker drive shaft still remains????

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Re: Drive Shaft Puzzle
« Reply #11 on: 31 August 2009, 22:42 »
not necessarily weaker, they might've used a higher tensile steel... i know a man i can ask. i'll get back to you on that one!

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Re: Drive Shaft Puzzle
« Reply #12 on: 31 August 2009, 23:55 »
so i'm told the early ones are hollow (already knew that) and the later ones are solid.. didn't know that!

now where can i get my hands on an x-ray machine to check that..