I am trying to bring my old postwar 2333 NYC F3 back to 100%. I noticed it has been operated a while with 2 loose wheels. I was reading on the old prewar trucks, you could score the shafts with a cold chisel or giant nippers and press the wheel back on. I suspect my shafts are the hard type, and that when the wheel becomes loose, the acutal wheel is soft so therefor it wears out instead of the shaft. Am I correct in my thinking?
If and when I install the 2 new wheels, should I apply red loctite to them to prevent them from loosening in the future?
You can probably get away with another 60 years using a LockTite type product with your current wheels if they are still true, and treating the axles as you described... just go easy. I've done several steamers with CA(super glue).
Rob
Ditto what Rob said. I've used CA glue (like Zap a Gap) etc. to take care of this. I've one repair over 10 years on a prewar loco and not a problem. Have also done others.
Mike S.
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