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Waddling steamers usually have problems with the wheel quartering - on steam locos the crank on the right hand wheel should be set 90degrees (a quarter-turn) ahead of the left. If one or more wheelsets are set slightly differently to the others the loco will run jerkily and may damage the valve gear. Best bet in this case would be to either take the loco to your LHS and ask if they can help, or to buy a quartering jig (a metal tool that helps with setting this accurately) and fixing the loco yourself. Bear in mind that the jigs are often quite expensive - you may decide that you would feel happier asking in your LHS if they can fix it, or if they know someone who can.
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