05-27-2020, 06:40 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-27-2020, 06:45 AM by Wheeltapper.)
(05-26-2020, 08:49 PM)Wheeltapper Wrote: Hello,
The Mikado has arrived with a few tender issues:
The first I think is a simple fix, the front truck sagged and when I compared it to the rear truck noticed one had a spring to cope with the sag and the other did not.
The second issue is a little more serious in that the rear tender step on one side is missing. There is a corner bracket but the steps are gone, not loose in the box either.
I will take a few days to review the locomotive for other issues before addressing the drive issues
Regards,
Sean
After painfully slowly learning how to remove the boiler and cab I have some photos. Even before removing the boiler and cab I noticed on the bottom there was a gear box which was able to rock back and forth through maybe 50 degrees showing no link to the drive shaft.
Once the chassis was opened up I could see no link between the motor and the gear.
I have to say its one of the scarier maintenance projects working on a brass loco.