01-21-2009, 09:26 AM
Hi folks.
I'm working on a P2K loco and trying to quiet down the buzzing sound coming from the trucks. Quite annoying. It sounds like the gears have a hockey card stuck in the spokes.
I remember reading on the old board one member (I forget who... :oops: ) commented that he disassembled the trucks de-greased, carefully removed all the flashing from the gears and reassembled them which improved the performance and made them nice and quiet.
So. Two questions.
1) What is the best way to degrease the trucks? For some reason I'm thinking soap and water in a wire mesh strainer so as to not lose any small bits scrubbed with a tooth brush will be fine.
2) What would be the best method for removing flashing from such small parts? An X-acto blade would be too risky, might carve off too much. So either a quick pass with a small jewelers file or very fine grit sandpaper might be the best method.
Advice? Comments? Opinions?
Thanks!
I'm working on a P2K loco and trying to quiet down the buzzing sound coming from the trucks. Quite annoying. It sounds like the gears have a hockey card stuck in the spokes.
I remember reading on the old board one member (I forget who... :oops: ) commented that he disassembled the trucks de-greased, carefully removed all the flashing from the gears and reassembled them which improved the performance and made them nice and quiet.
So. Two questions.
1) What is the best way to degrease the trucks? For some reason I'm thinking soap and water in a wire mesh strainer so as to not lose any small bits scrubbed with a tooth brush will be fine.
2) What would be the best method for removing flashing from such small parts? An X-acto blade would be too risky, might carve off too much. So either a quick pass with a small jewelers file or very fine grit sandpaper might be the best method.
Advice? Comments? Opinions?
Thanks!