I took this pictuure of a broken e-shaft that they had laying around.

Brian, Did you notice, was that e-shaft frozen in the

stationary gear.

No, the stationary gear was free to move on what was left of the shaft. 
My guess is that you might be able to break the e-shaft like that if 
you are going at a haigh rate of speed, depress the clutch, let the 
engine drop to idle, downshift to 1st and then dump the clutch. Just a guess.

Brian Trubee

 
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