Difficulty still with my HO Kato NW2 reassembly

[bruce22]

For the life of me l am still unable to get the motor saddle tabs to latch into the mainframe. If l remove the saddle entirely will l just render the motor inoperable. Thanks, and thanks to the previous replies.

[ndbprr]

Never took mine apart but is it possible you reversed it before putting it back in.

[trwroute]

Not sure how to help, but yesterday I finished installing decoders in two of them.  The tabs went in easily on both.  When i removed the motors, i marked each one as to how the motor and saddle went back in.

I would just keep fiddling with it.

[bruce22]

Thanks, l still have the exploded drawings  that came with it and I'm sure I'm trying to do it right. However, at 81, the hand-eye coordination, and patience, leaves much to be desired 

[PC101]

bruce22, Any model train hobby shops or clubs around you in CA.? There must be someone close to you that could help you out while you watch and understand.

I guess that would have to be, watch at a safe distance.

[OT Dean]

bruce22

Thanks, l still have the exploded drawings  that came with it and I'm sure I'm trying to do it right. However, at 81, the hand-eye coordination, and patience, leaves much to be desired 

 

Welcome to the ranks of what used to be called "Metal Men," us "Mature" men"--with silver in our hair, gold in our teeth--and lead in our butts."  I have a couple of modeling friends of mature years in the same boat.  We went from HO into O scale because our elderly eyes just weren't up to dealing with the size anymore.  (Something to be taken into consideration that seldom occurs to people: O scale is so much bigger that you have to add more detail!  Luckily, there's so much available these days than in past years.)  Good luck!  Stay safe, everybody.

Deano