(I got the pic also), yes, rather strange break. I’ve had an axle break at the groove for the circlip (sheared right off), but this one looks like a metalurgical failure (not a stress fracture, but one in the crystaline metal make up.). The ones I replaced todayt were much less interesting. On May 26, 2014, at 5:17 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> wrote: > Geneva just sent me a pic. Broke axle. I ain’t never seen one before… > > Jim |
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