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A wheel examining system for examining a two-axle or three-axle vehicle is provided. The wheel examining system includes a wheel examining apparatus for examining a wheel in particular as to its alignment. A wheel guide apparatus is provided for guiding a wheel into a predetermined examining site. T

A wheel examining system for examining a two-axle or three-axle vehicle is provided. The wheel examining system includes a wheel examining apparatus for examining a wheel in particular as to its alignment. A wheel guide apparatus is provided for guiding a wheel into a predetermined examining site. The wheel guide apparatus includes a plurality of rollers arranged in different levels and orientations so that the wheel may be smoothly and properly guided into the examining site. A three-axle vehicle examining system includes three different examining sections one of which may be shifted in a transverse direction to determine a discrepancy in alignment of three axles. A wheel examining apparatus includes a roller clamp unit which includes left-hand contact rollers and right-hand contact rollers which may be brought into the opposite sides of a wheel. A pair of left-hand and right-hand angle detectors are provided in association with the left-hand and right-hand contact rollers to thereby detect the orientations of the opposite sides of a wheel independently. A floating support structure constructed by using a plurality of linear motion guide units is also provided.

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A wheel examining system for a three axle vehicle having a first axle for front wheels, a second axle for intermediate wheels and a third axle for rear wheels, each axle being on a common body frame, comprising: a front wheel examining section; an intermediate wheel examining section located upstrea

A wheel examining system for a three axle vehicle having a first axle for front wheels, a second axle for intermediate wheels and a third axle for rear wheels, each axle being on a common body frame, comprising: a front wheel examining section; an intermediate wheel examining section located upstream of said front wheel examining section with respect to a direction of advancement of said vehicle; a rear wheel examining section located upstream of said intermediate wheel examining section with respect to the direction of advancement of said vehicle; and each of said front, intermediate and rear wheel examining sections including: left-hand clamp means for clamping a left-hand wheel from both sides; right-hand clamp means clamping a right-hand wheel from both sides; interconnecting means for interconnecting said left-hand and right-hand clamp means such that said left-hand and right-hand clamp means are always located symmetrically in position with respect to a predetermined center position of said interconnecting means; and means for keeping the center position of said interconnecting means of one of said front, intermediate and rear wheel examining sections movable in a transverse direction to a predetermined longitudinal straight line established in said system while keeping the center position of said interconnecting means of each of the remaining wheel examining sections fixed in position in space at least during examining operation.