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Old 29th Sep 2019, 18:59
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Originally Posted by OldnGrounded

The design appears to pretty effectively minimize side loading, but certainly not to eliminate it.
Thanks for that. The ball nut seems to be transferring the load from the jack screw threads to the attachment point of the ‘ball nut’.

Watching it made me wonder whether there may be a lubrication solution to the problem.
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