The Horizontal Volute Spring System (HVSS) suspension




Bogie assembly, Horizontall Volute Spring System (HVSS).
The two suspension arms are both cast as one piece.




Bogie assembly, Horizontall Volute Spring System (HVSS).
The left suspension arm is cast as one piece, and the right one is fabricated from plate and bar
(photo courtesy of Kurt Laughlin).

       

Hull mounting points (right side photo courtesy of Don Moriarty) :
Ten holes in rectangular pattern, 12-1/16 from lower edge of hull plate to centerline of upper row.
Five equally spaced holes on underside, 11-3/4 overall, center-to-center (Kurt Laughlin).




The roadwheel that can be found on Sherman tanks with a HVSS suspension.




The sprocket assembly model that can be found on Shermans with HVSS suspension. The hub is larger than the one installed on VVSS suspension. As they were standard parts, all types of sprockets can be found on HVSS suspension, as shown below (photos courtesy of Michel Krauss) :





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The idler wheel model that can be found on Shermans with HVSS suspension.


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