Hello All,
I had recently received an old train set from my father in-law from when he was a little boy. Having 2 young ones of my own, I thought they would love it so I'm trying to get it running again. Unfortunately the train engine, a Lionel 0625"southern Pacific", is not running well. I've done a little research and took apart the engine and did a thorough cleaning. It worked better but still not running.
The problem I'm seeing is that when I take the drive rod assembly off on both sides the center wheels spin. But once I reattach the drive rods the engine struggles and is not able to rotate the wheels with the drive rod on. I can easily get the wheels to turn manually and the motion feels pretty smooth and not sticky at all. I've lubed the engine but don't know what else to try.
Could it be the motor not being to exert enough juice to turn the wheels with the drive rods on? Like I said it spins fine without the rods, and the rods don't seem to be bent to restrict any movement. Would appreciate any thoughts from the group. Thanks in advance for your knowledge!!
I had recently received an old train set from my father in-law from when he was a little boy. Having 2 young ones of my own, I thought they would love it so I'm trying to get it running again. Unfortunately the train engine, a Lionel 0625"southern Pacific", is not running well. I've done a little research and took apart the engine and did a thorough cleaning. It worked better but still not running.
The problem I'm seeing is that when I take the drive rod assembly off on both sides the center wheels spin. But once I reattach the drive rods the engine struggles and is not able to rotate the wheels with the drive rod on. I can easily get the wheels to turn manually and the motion feels pretty smooth and not sticky at all. I've lubed the engine but don't know what else to try.
Could it be the motor not being to exert enough juice to turn the wheels with the drive rods on? Like I said it spins fine without the rods, and the rods don't seem to be bent to restrict any movement. Would appreciate any thoughts from the group. Thanks in advance for your knowledge!!