35 Spline Strange Axles w/Twisted Spline
I bought a new dragster and took apart the rear-end only to find that my right rear axle splines are twisted about 1 spline. I sent the axle to Strange for the engineering department to harden test and check. These are 35 spline gun drilled lightened, made of the 9310 'race' steel. The guy from strange calls me and says the hardness test is within spec, no cracks, and the spline twist is under the maximum of 2 twists. They recommend to keep running the axle becuase there is nothing wrong with it. They tell me it's designed to twist and actually become stronger upon twist. The motor that twisted the axle made about 1000 HP and I will be running a motor that only makes about 750 HP. I really am not certain whether or not I should buy a new one, or do what Strange tells me to do? Any input would be helpful.
Thanks in advance,
Derek