Originally posted by Erik Shauver
AWOLsoldier: The two primary reasons would be to reduce the number of process steps for production (no secondary ream for one-way gears, less production defects), and to reduce the number of new parts needed for customers and hobby shops (i.e. the same gear is used for diffs and one-ways). It also offers flexibility in how to apply the gears to different platforms and projects.
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I see... thanks for the info.