09-21-2009, 06:54 AM
Grease is for gears, oil for bearings... at least that's what I was always told.
So I do as you do Rob... tiny bit of plastic compatible grease on the gearing inside, and use a pin to transfer a drop to the bearings on each axel.
I don't generally do this more than once every couple of years. I generally see how the loco performs when new, after a bit of a break in, and then also see what the manufacturer recommends.
John Pryke wrote a couple of really good steamer maintenance articles for MR in the late '90s (?).
EDIT - the maintenance article was actually in Sept 2003, and also is included in his Kalmbach book "Steam Locomotives and Project Ideas". <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://index.mrmag.com/tm.exe?opt=I&MAG=BOOK&MO=9&YR=2003&output=3&sort=A">http://index.mrmag.com/tm.exe?opt=I&MAG ... t=3&sort=A</a><!-- m -->
Andrew
So I do as you do Rob... tiny bit of plastic compatible grease on the gearing inside, and use a pin to transfer a drop to the bearings on each axel.
I don't generally do this more than once every couple of years. I generally see how the loco performs when new, after a bit of a break in, and then also see what the manufacturer recommends.
John Pryke wrote a couple of really good steamer maintenance articles for MR in the late '90s (?).
EDIT - the maintenance article was actually in Sept 2003, and also is included in his Kalmbach book "Steam Locomotives and Project Ideas". <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://index.mrmag.com/tm.exe?opt=I&MAG=BOOK&MO=9&YR=2003&output=3&sort=A">http://index.mrmag.com/tm.exe?opt=I&MAG ... t=3&sort=A</a><!-- m -->
Andrew