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I have found that the axles do not have any up and down movement like they do on real trains or sprung trucks, so on uneven track wheelsts are lifted off the track far enough for the flange to jump. Taking out the center wheelset let the truck stabilize bak on four wheels. I've taken a motortools with a sharp=pointed burr and slotted the journal on the inside where the end of the middle axle rides on both sides. This slot runs up and down only 1/16th of an inch, but it lets the middle axle float and puts the load on the outer axles just like removing it. It is a little tedious, but it can be done. My trains are ran more at eye level where the removed wheelset would be alot more obvious.
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