dangie
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If a wheel has to be machined to get rid of a wheel flat, does the opposite wheel on the same axle also have to be machined as well? Otherwise both wheels will be different diameters. Thank you.
If a wheel has to be machined to get rid of a wheel flat, does the opposite wheel on the same axle also have to be machined as well? Otherwise both wheels will be different diameters. Thank you.
The new depot has a programmable autolathe that works on both the heritage trams and the new flexities. It turns the wheels of a new tram in 7 hours and a heritage tram in 4 hours, the heritage tram wheel turning used to take four weeks as they had to be dismantled first.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xnlpgn_blackpool-starr-gate-wheel-lathe_tech
If a wheel has to be machined to get rid of a wheel flat, does the opposite wheel on the same axle also have to be machined as well? Otherwise both wheels will be different diameters. Thank you.
Most certainly. The tolerance between wheel diameters on the same wheelset is +/- 1mm
Most certainly. The tolerance between wheel diameters on the same wheelset is +/- 1mm