John Gibbons wrote:

Paul,

    I should probably go and look at a rear housing before I open my mouth here but after forty
years it's hard to change now. My thought is that in the past couple of months there has been
discussion on lightening two major components, namely the end plates and the redrives. What if the
rear end plate was manufactured to incorporate the redrive ? Could it be that the costs would be
comparable for a new aluminium end plate complete with redrive, as compared to separate aluminium
end plate and redrive. It would seem to me that if the two items could be built to work together
to make one component there should be greater weight savings than two separate light weight
non-sympathetic pieces, if you get what I mean.

John

I always like to design things like that. Make one part do two or more jobs.
Good idea. If you have a good 3D program draw it up and we will all
have a look and comment of course.

Paul Lamar
 
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