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Old 02-04-2008
Alfonzo Alfonzo is offline
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Originally Posted by Lee View Post
Cant we just use a fatter pin so it looks like this ==, this would then spread the force applied to the outdrive and reduce wear, and make everything last longer
You could, but it's always a trade-off with Engineering. You have to consider weights and rotating masses. Also, perhaps you might want to ensure a spare parts demand over the life of the model ..
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