Yeah, no more faffing about with cheap alternatives. Money spent now is money saved later

The thickness of the shaft (5mm) was a bit of a concern as I managed to bend the 5mm shaft on the Align brushless at the 2010 champs. I've got a bit of 8mm silver steel kicking about in the workshop so that'll do nicely. From what I can see, it's just a circlip at the front and a couple of grub screws at the back that need removed to take the shaft out (as well as a bit of force?)
Should be manageable enough even with my cowboy techniques :P