

Made my own snap ring grooves, is it still safe?
A while ago I was looking for a yerf dog 3203 axle with snap ring grooves but couldn’t find any, so I just decided to order a fully keyed 45 inch axle, (original is 39 - 1/2) and then I measured each snap ring groove made 2 lines for each groove with a 1/8 width and moved them down by 5-1/2, I did this for all 7 grooves, then I used a 1/8 thick angle grinder disc and I carefully made the grooves and filed/deburred them, they all fit nicely and are surprisingly straight. But I’m just curious, dose this compromise the strength of the new axle?