Assembling flange shaft

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Fig 1: Flange Shaft Assembly, Overview

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1 - Flange shaft

2 - Needle bearing (polygon bearing)

3 - Spacer ring

4 - Spacer ring - additionally installed on shafts with 30 mm spline diameter

5 - Circlip

NOTE: The needle bearings (polygon bearings) do not turn easily when the flange shaft is removed. This does not indicate a bearing is faulty.