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the centrifugal force tending to separate the two halvesof the wheel. These links, which are round and of steel, are inside of the rim, asuitable recess being left in the rim to receive them, and they aresecured to the rim sections by means of cotter keys. The only visibleparts of the rim joint,… … FLYWHEEL WITHLINK JOINT Fig. 2 FLYWHEEL WITHFLANGE JOINT When the links commenced to stretch, such a severe strain wastransmitted through the arms to the hub-bolts that two of them brokeoff and one section of the hub itself split in two, while one arm wascompletely broken free from the rest of the…
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