BC847
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Talking about that 17 years of use on your stock/OEM intermediate shaft . . ..
I broke mine in a similar fashion . . .
Just like yours, in the root of one of the corners of that groove that holds the spacer-ring (a little twisting as well) . . .
In cyphering why it broke (other than the 20psig boosted launch and 17 years) I found that there was a LOT of wear on that pilot bushing in the OD planetary . ...
That and a lot of slop in the pinion gears/shafts of the OD planet assembly as well as a lot of pitting in the root, faces, and crowns of the pinion gears themselves . . .
OD sun gear . . .
All that wear combined with bigger power than it was meant to handle can only lead to one conclusion eventually . . . .
-> Be sure to check everything that supports that end of the shaft.
A new OEM replacement shaft and fixing all the above has me running quicker now (with more air'n earl).
I broke mine in a similar fashion . . .
Just like yours, in the root of one of the corners of that groove that holds the spacer-ring (a little twisting as well) . . .
In cyphering why it broke (other than the 20psig boosted launch and 17 years) I found that there was a LOT of wear on that pilot bushing in the OD planetary . ...
That and a lot of slop in the pinion gears/shafts of the OD planet assembly as well as a lot of pitting in the root, faces, and crowns of the pinion gears themselves . . .
OD sun gear . . .
All that wear combined with bigger power than it was meant to handle can only lead to one conclusion eventually . . . .
-> Be sure to check everything that supports that end of the shaft.
A new OEM replacement shaft and fixing all the above has me running quicker now (with more air'n earl).