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Old 05-17-2015, 10:38 PM   #6
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Default Re: Modern Bendix drive -- or not?

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Originally Posted by MikeK View Post
I have had two 'modern' barrel drives fail. The extremely small and overly brittle internal helix shatters and jams in the extended position. Good luck getting it disengaged, out and off the shaft.
I heard that there were some that were made in China that were not good quality and would fail. Something inside of them would break and they would jam.

I have one in my Tudor that I purchased about ten years ago and it works just fine. I think this was before the Chinese ones came on the market.

My experience,

Chris W.
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