Double Bearing Sliding Gate Wheel 100mm, V Groove, M14 Bolt-Through Axle

A 100mm double bearing wheel for a sliding gate running on V section ground track. The wheel is 98mm measured, with a V shaped groove 20mm across and a rim 25mm wide. An M14 threaded axle bolt, with its nuts, comes with the wheel, so you fix it by bolting through the side of a channel or bracket under your gate's bottom rail. It has a double bearing, so the load on the axle is shared. No load rating is published for it, so match it to a gate of known weight or call us before you order. The price shown is for one wheel, with a minimum order of 6.

Why this wheel works

The middle size of V wheel. At 98mm measured, with a 25mm rim and an M14 axle, it is the sensible size for a mid-sized sliding gate on V track, where a smaller wheel would feel every stone and the 120mm wheel would be more than the gate needs.

The groove holds the line. The V shaped groove seats on the track and keeps the wheel from wandering, so the gate runs straight along the V.

Two bearings on the axle. The double bearing shares the load between two bearings rather than one.

Bolts straight on. The M14 axle bolt goes through the side of a channel or bracket and is held with its nut, so you can fit and replace it without welding.

Plated against rust. The wheel and bolt are yellow zinc plated, not hot-dip galvanised.

Where it is used

Mid-sized sliding gates on V section ground track, at farm entrances, depots, schools and commercial yards. Use it to replace a worn 100mm V wheel on an existing gate, or build it into a new gate whose track is already V section.

Specifications

Choosing the right option

Choose the groove first, because it must match your track. Then the fixing, then the diameter: a larger wheel rolls over grit more easily but needs more room under the rail.

The next size up is the 120mm double bearing V wheel, which moves from an M14 to an M16 axle and from a 25mm rim to a 30mm rim. Our other 100mm V wheel has the same diameter and groove, without the double bearing. If you are not on V track, this is the wrong groove: a round groove wheel of the same 100mm size is listed separately for 20mm round bar track, and the two do not interchange. Weigh up the plate version too if you want a weld-on fitting.

Fitting and care

Lay the track first, straight and level. Most sliding gates run on two wheels, set about a fifth of the gate length in from each end. Fix a channel or a bracket under your bottom rail and bolt the wheel through it, so the M14 axle bolt is supported on both sides of the wheel where you can. The axle is M14 and the wheel and bolt measure 79mm long over the bolt, so drill the side of your channel or bracket to take a 14mm bolt and allow for the rim's 25mm width. Check the gate runs its full travel without binding before you tighten up fully.

Keep grit and leaves off the track, because that is what wears a wheel. Check the axle nuts and that the wheel runs freely at each service.

Frequently asked questions

Ordering and delivery

Order 6 or more online, with Express UK Delivery to your site and same-day dispatch on orders before 2pm, Monday to Friday. For a larger job, call 01744 520 110 or email sales@industrialsuppliesco.co.uk and we will confirm availability and delivery before you order.