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Old 08-22-2010, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by PDUB View Post
Is this due to wear? Does that mean the smaller spline would be more likely to wear faster with the fore and aft torque of the drive line?
PDUB, We use a lot of fixtures at work. What I have seen is a chance of pulling threads out with continual use, bolt in bolt out. A splined shaft has a large surface area vs. fasteners I would not think you would see wear on a shaft vs. a bolt. I would not worry.

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