tˈoːɹk ɪz tɹænsfˈɜːd baɪ ʃˈɪɹ fˈoːɹsᵻz bᵻtwˌiːn ðɪ ɐtɹˈæktɪŋ mæɡnˈɛɾɪk dˈɪsks, bˌʌt ðɪs ɐtɹˈækʃən kæn ˈɔːlsoʊ pɹədˈuːs ɐn ˈæksɪəl lˈoʊd æz ðə dˈɪsks pˈʊl ˌɔn ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ.
Torque is transferred by shear forces between the attracting magnetic disks, but this attraction can also produce an axial load as the disks pull on each other.