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Rubber Suspension for P.M.T. Bus

18th September 1964, Page 82
18th September 1964
Page 82
Page 82, 18th September 1964 — Rubber Suspension for P.M.T. Bus
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THE Potteries Motor Traction Co I Ltd. has recently put into service at A.E.C. Reliance single-decker wit1

.Metalastik rubber suspension on botl axles. The front suspension has been ii use for almost two years during whici

time it has proved trouble free afte initial adjustments. The recently fine( rear suspension is basically the same a that used by Birmingham and Midlani Motor Omnibus Co. Ltd., with fou Metalastik circulir rubber/metal units a each side, two in front and two at th, rear, each pair being connected b: toggle-links and set at an angle of 35 to the longitudinal axis of the chassis ti provide as wide a spring base as possible Similar units are used at the front axle but they are located parallel to th chassis centreline.

P.M.T. considers that rubber suspen sion has a great future for public servic vehicles because, they say, it offers sub stantial saving in -maintenance and give improved ride. They plan to convert 36-ft.-long A.E.C. Reliance 590.

A test run on the converted 30-ft.-lon Reliance when lightly laden, writs

A. J. P. Wilding, showed that the rid

was, in fact, very good but there wa more roll than is usually the case wit conventionally sprung passenger vehicle: This latter point should present no ref: difficulty as it would be a simple matte to provide the required roll resistance i the suspension.