8 3/4 Diff strengths?

489's and 742's break in the same places as 741's do. Been there, done that and seen it many times.

BTW, it was a good design for it's intended use.
I agree with your post. But I was trying to emphasize stiffness and rigidity to maintain mesh alignment. Not outright breakage.
Most of the breakage I have seen is cap breakage and gear breakage. What other kinds of breakage have you seen.