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Old 01-25-2021 | 11:38 AM
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I’d be interested in knowing if drilling out the axle mount holes in the steering block all the way through turns out to be effective. From what I read elsewhere, the change to a carbon steering arm was an effort to stiffen them and make the steering more precise... something about the flex in the plastic arms of the original blocks reducing a precise “feel” over time as they wear and flex more. Of course, it’s a catch 22 because the extra stiffness makes it susceptible to break, especially with the change in the block design. Perhaps adding some material around the screw hole and arm mount might help, but I’ll let the engineers decide. Personally, I really can’t complain, because the one steering block I did break due to a “love tap” against the wall was probably well deserved, lol.
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