Wheel Axle Suspension

A wheels axle suspension adapted to attach an axle body of a wheel axle to a vehicle chassis, the axle body having a circumference, the wheel axle suspension comprising:

• a trailing arm with a front end that is hingedly coupled to the vehicle chassis and which extends crosswise to the axle body,
• an axle pad which is arranged between the axle body and the trailing arm, which has a recess in which part of the circumference of the axle body is received, and which has a side facing away from the axle body that engages the trailing arm,
• a pair of clamping straps extending around the axle body, each clamping strap having generally a U-shape with a front strap leg and a rear strap leg, strap nuts being provided on at least the font strap leg or the rear strap leg for tightening the axle body, the axle pad and the trailing arm together, and
• a clamping part arranged on the side of the arm facing away from the axle body and arranged at a front side of the axle body, which clamping part has side portions which extend beyond side edges of the trailing arm, which side portions are provided each with a bore through which an end portion of the front strap leg of one of the clamping straps extends, the clamping part constituting a counter part to tighten the axle body, the axle pad and the trailing arm together,
• wherein the trailing arm at a location at a rear side of the axle body is provided with at least one recess for receiving the end portions of the rear strap legs of the clamping straps.