Separating wheels from axles

[Allu]

I am planning to build a small industrial diesel loco and I was planning to use Brandbright wagon wheels for it. Does anybody know how hard/easy is to dismantle the wheels from the axles in order to install the cogwheel, are they pressfit? Or are there some other alternatives? I think the wheel diameter should be around 20 mm.

[StuartJ]

Separate wheels and axles are available from https://peterbinnie.com/ and are used in many loco kits

[Allu]

Separate wheels and axles are available from https://peterbinnie.com/ and are used in many loco kits

Thanks, looks like they have a good selection indeed. I was hoping to get all-steel wheels though as they give some additional weight and robustness, but probably the easiar solution are the binnie ones

[ge_rik]

Another source is IP Engineering. They have 20mm wheelsets in steel
https://www.ipenginnering.com/wheel-sets

Rik

[Allu]

Any experiences with removing the steelwheels from their axles and possible best practices?

[ge_rik]

Any experiences with removing the steelwheels from their axles and possible best practices?

Not sure if it applies to Brandbright, but when I couldn't remove the wheels from the axle in a HGLW kit, I was advised to apply a bit of heat to loosen the Loctite which had been used to hold them in place.

I then placed the wheels over the jaws of a small vice and gently tapped the axle with a hammer (using a piece of wood between the hammer and the axle to protect it)

Rik

[philipy]

I then placed the wheels over the jaws of a small vice and gently tapped the axle with a hammer (using a piece of wood between the hammer and the axle to protect it)

That's what I would try myself.

[GAP]

I then placed the wheels over the jaws of a small vice and gently tapped the axle with a hammer (using a piece of wood between the hammer and the axle to protect it)

That's what I would try myself.

Been there done that worked OK just be gentle