They had brass tube bearings with a flange that one force-fit into the holes in the side frame. Later they began offering them with delrin bearings and had a retrofit kit/instructions. Considerably reduced the friction of the bearing. They also sold spacers for the delrin that narrowed the gap between bearing faces in order to reduce the side play of the axles. Side frame spacing at the bolster was designed to accommodate high rail wheels with the wide tires.
IMHO still one of the best riding trucks ever made in S. The springs were not too stiff or too soft. Ben Trousdale --- In [email protected], ken garber <garber.ken@...> wrote: > > ACE conversion kits had the brass grommets/eyelets. > > They also had plastic/delrin? bearings also. > > Ken Garber > > On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 2:16 PM, David Engle <rirocket@...> wrote: > > > > > > > Was it Ace or Rex who included these with their Bettendorf trucks? > > > > Dave Engle > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
