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Author Topic: Shaft for sale: Good splines LOL Note: Splines aren't really very good at all.  (Read 4073 times)

Offline Past-my-Prime

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Shaft for sale: Good splines LOL Note: Splines aren't really very good at all.
« on: February 29, 2020, 12:16:47 PM »
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Offline Laitch

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Re: Shaft for sale: Good splines LOL Note: Splines aren't really very good at all.
« Reply #1 on: February 29, 2020, 12:28:47 PM »
Quote from: Past-my-Prime on February 29, 2020, 12:16:47 PM
. . . to describe these as "good splines" stretches truth a bit!
It stretches truth until it snaps.  :laughing4-giggles: Also, their claim it will fit early K100 models doesn't take into account that some of those have 16-tooth splines. To their credit though, the vendors are supplying accurate photos to accompany their Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain sales pitch.
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Re: Shaft for sale: Good splines LOL Note: Splines aren't really very good at all.
« Reply #2 on: February 29, 2020, 07:01:18 PM »
they are good to use as an example of bad splines.
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