Gary, dude, are you aware of what is involved in going to your plan?
Seriously, the single shaft is part of the bearing assembly for the pop-up design.
You are going to be stuck there for YEARS and all you are doing is re-inventing the wheel.
I think that you should seriously reconsider.
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