1. A properly made Brazed joint (like a welded joint) will in many cases be as strong or stronger than the metals being joined

2. Couplings having a cylindrical pin and which achieve vertical rotation for the coupled drawbar eye by means of a special joint will only be permitted when technical necessity can be demonstrated.

3. The adaptive anabiotic process in the newly formed joint capsule securing a full function can be exhausted. Accordingly more and more catabioses will take place and the function of the joint will begin to decompensate.