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4/24/10, 9:25 PM   #3
Re: Carbon Fiber Torque Tube...
Anderson36
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We have used one in a Maxim/Scat V4 that we ran a few times about 8 years ago.

It came with the car so I am not sure how old it was. The car was the ex Doug Kallita car with a Scat V4 once owned by Rollie Helmling.

We were running RT66 Raceway in Joliet Illinois one night and broke the carbon drive shaft. After looking closer at the problem, the adhesive that bonded the carbon tube to the aluminum splined ends had broke loose.

The shaft ws extremely light weight, but the torque of that motor snapped the glue.

Hope this helps,
Jimmy Anderson