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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The factory did that to "stake" the woodruff key.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">It's normal and it's also where cracks start when you beat on the axles.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">It should be okay for a street car, but you should crack test while its apart.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Regards,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Bob Lang<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Saturday, October 31, 2020, 1:27:20 PM EDT, Greg Blake via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Rebuilding Will’s TR3 rear axle this weekend and found little notches at the end of the shear key on both axles. The picture is if the passenger side which is the worst. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">1). How does this happen? It doesn’t look like a crack more like punch or chisel marks at the end of the key. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">2). Is this problematic as a stress riser for a street car? If so, can I just grind and smooth these marks out and be good?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Greg<br></div> <br><br>Sent from my iPhone_______________________________________________<br><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a><br><br><a href="http://www.fot-racing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive </a><a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</a><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/robertlangtr6@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/robertlangtr6@yahoo.com</a><br><br><br></div>
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