bklynman01
Active Member
For the life of me, I can't figure out what's going on here. This locomotive is only a few years old, most of which was spent in a box. I took it out recently and it's not running smoothly. I took apart both trucks, cleaned and greased, did my best to clean the motor shafts without removing the motor from the chassis. I did notice how the small gears that mount to each of wheel axels (all 4 of them) have small cracks. They don't seem to be the issue, as the cracks do not change the size or location of the gear's teeth. It seems like the gears are binding and breaking loose repeatedly, but I can't see where it would be happening.
Anyway, anyone have an idea? I've been banging my head against the bench since last night.
https://imgur.com/gallery/fAqb3Ei
Anyway, anyone have an idea? I've been banging my head against the bench since last night.
https://imgur.com/gallery/fAqb3Ei