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From: Lance McCold
trying to use NorthWest Short Line brass wheelsets (#37757-4) in Ace
unsprung Bettendorf trucks.. . . . .The NWSL wheelsets fit, but the shorter
length makes them very sloppy.
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All model railroad trucks have their side frames to far apart for the scale,
because model RR wheels are generally wider than scale. This is true in S
more so than in other scales, because our trucks are made to take "scale" or
high-rail wheels.
The solution Ace offered was its item 4052. Called spacers, they were
essentially washers that one put on each end of the axle to reduce side to
side movement. Modifying the truck bolster might be the purist's way to
solve this problem, but the spacers would be a lot easier.
But don't wait for Ace to be resurrected; there should be something similar
available at your LHS. Just look for washers that will go over the ends of
your NWSL axles.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
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