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Unfortunately, the inherent misalignment and backlash of this approach has resulted in a high maintenance situation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SOLUTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A review of the application pointed toward the use of a universal shaft\u2014which offered high misalignment capability and axial slip. Unfortunately, this process required significantly more axial movement than commonly available.<\/p>\n<p>It turned out that we were able to meet this need with a &#8220;tunnel-shaft&#8221; design. With this design, the long spline within the universal shaft was protected from the misalignment. The net result was an assembly that met the difficult operating parameters without the high maintenance and short life problems.<\/p>\n<p>Let us know if you have an unusual coupling problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PROBLEM Our customer builds special gear boxes that are used for the textile industry. 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