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Hi guys, Working in the shed yesterday restoring power pickup to a Bachmann coach with spring brushes when I noticed my two LGB Mallet bogies that have been useless for yearsm, one being seized solid now. Being short of spring bushes I thought it was time to strip the bogies down and use the ones in there, 12 in total. It would also have given me some useful junk for railside. I bought these in the 80's and they never behaved properly, poor reponse to power settings and jerky. Anyway, started on them and removed the bottom plate, I now use a magnifying glass when working close and the first thing I noticed was 'extra' plastic on the gears when I scraped the grease off. Further cleaning and turning the wheels by hand revealed plastic in the gear grooves, using my sophisticated gear working tool - Swiss army knife - it was easily removed. Because of its position it wasn't allowing the gears to turn properly by creating a tight spot as the gears turned, hence the jerky running and stalling on low power. They where both cleaned, re-greased and lubed and let loose on the track, wonderful! I now have two powered units with great side rod action - building starts soon on some form of articulated loco. Keep you informed. The moral of all this, always check it before you bin it and LGB is just like the rest, they have their bad days! Cheers, Kim [tup]
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