Improvements for a Bachmann Spectrum 4-8-2 Mountain

[doctorwayne]

... noted the right eccentric crank was about 90 degrees too far advanced, so I carefully tried to rotate it back, only to have it break in two!

On closer examination it proved to be pot-metal.

Excercise caution, these aren't as forgiving as the usual brass or nickei-silver types.

Dan M.

Yeah, that's the same thing that happened to mine. I fabricated a new one, but I don't recall how or from what, though, as it was 12 years ago. I can take a look and see if it comes back to me.

Wayne