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General Maintenance Tips => Smoothdrag.com => Topic started by: DEA on March 05, 2009, 12:01:46 AM

Title: Smooth Drag washer sizes?
Post by: DEA on March 05, 2009, 12:01:46 AM
Hey Alan, are the Smooth Drag CarbonTex replacement washers the same size as the factory replacements?

Or are they cut and sized to match the diameter of the metal washers?

The reason I ask is I just cracked open a 400TE and noticed that the Dartanium washer is about 3mm smaller in diameter than the flat metal washer.

Will
Title: Re: Smooth Drag washer sizes?
Post by: alantani on March 06, 2009, 09:32:53 PM
it's been a while, but i think the carbontex washers were cut to match the stock dartanium washers, not the metal washers.  this actually brings up a good point.  drag washer sizes do not have to be exact.  as long as they are "trapped" inside the main gear, the exact sizes do not matter.