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Jun 12, 2024 | 04:53 PM

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Help me understand why the reaction shaft and hub are not sold as a one piece unit.

Jun 12, 2024 | 04:58 PM

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Help me understand why the reaction shaft and hub are not sold as a one piece unit.

How would you even be able to machine it in one piece? Seems pretty much impossible unless it casted... and it would not be as precise or as strong.

Jun 13, 2024 | 11:41 AM

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While with present 3d printing and more I would imagine it could be done, But would be difficult and pricy I would imagine, Anything is usually possible but cost effective or practical not so much lol.

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Jun 15, 2024 | 08:08 AM

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Ok difficulty in machining or manufacturing. Making it two pieces solves that equation while adding a significant wear point. Gotta do what ya gotta do I reckon.

Jun 15, 2024 | 11:00 AM

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Ok difficulty in machining or manufacturing. Making it two pieces solves that equation while adding a significant wear point. Gotta do what ya gotta do I reckon.

Comes down to as with everything cost effectiveness. Kinda like Ideally all the units I build should be the stage max but then the market would decline massively due to cost.
Logically every part every product everything should be made the best possible out of the best materials . Which in a different economic system that would indeed make sense, In ours however it would put most things out of the reach of over half if not more of the people financially.

I will say some manufacturers have actually hurt themselves by doing things so well. Look at cars , When I was growing up I bought a car with 80k miles on it , At the time that was considered nearly worn out, Today that is a relatively low mileage car just getting started 200k 300k not uncommon.

Its like today I see people fuss about a 4L60E dying at 150k miles , I remember when a TH350 at 70K miles was considered a core a much much simpler trans lol.

I do like the idea of a 1 piece billet part for this however. and who knows with 3d printing and beyond someday parts like that may be common place, Want it just program it in and wahla you have it. However when that day comes I HOPE our economics system has changed evolveD or people like me and you and more will be living in boxes LOL.

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Jun 15, 2024 | 02:27 PM

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The Metallurgy and Surface Treatment for the Two different Components ideally should differ.

Jun 17, 2024 | 08:02 AM

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Im in the same boat where the cost would not be worth the end result I would assume. They fixed the splines from twisting by heat treating them compared to the earlier version, and the wear on the teeth where they spline with the ring gear for what a new part cost and for the time it takes for the teeth to have significant wear to warrant replacing you got your moneys worth. The Sonnax 74602-01K is a very nice piece. Allows one to run early or late style planetaries, adjustability on rear end play, bearing type thrust. Seems the metal might be different compared to the GM one? But im not totally sure on that?