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Originally Posted by Tcoat
I did think of that way back in the beginning and quite honestly that was what was sort of baffling me. It wasn't until I came across the info on the broken ones that I felt comfortable enough to present my theory. If it is pushing that evenly and self centering then there is no way that one side should crack and break and the other side show no signs of issues. The ball pivot can certainly take up some of the slack but the fork is still firmly attached at both the top and bottom so any twist could get transferred through the body and into the bearing.
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The fork isn't firmly attached anywhere. there's a clip that keeps it in place where the 2 feet make contact with the TOB but top and bottom are opposed spherical joints. They can get away with a stamped part because it was specifically designed to be forgiving.
What it can't do is hold up to being forced if the TOB binds hard on the snout. It looks like that's exactly what happened with the busted fork in the picture.