Can anyone shed some light on separating the body and chassie of a B.L.I. 2-8-8-2 ? Was attempting a traction tire swap and the rod to wheel bolt dropped into the depths of hell.
OH NO!
I hope someone can help.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
This exploded diagram from HOSEEKER may help, showing how all the parts fit together and where the screws are bliparagon2882y6bpg1.jpg (1240×1605) (hoseeker.net) You can also try contacting their service department for advice
One good reason to get rid of traction tires. I had a side rod screw twist right off on a BLI J1. I ended up replacing all the traction tired driver's on all my steam. A few more ounces of lead and never looked back.
I hope you find the screw. Might be stuck to the magnet on the flywheel or motor.
Pete.
BEAUSABREYou can also try contacting their service department for advice
I tried that once with BLI... did not end well for me.
Update. Screw fell out! All is good but if anyone is interested and has this loco - I was having derailment issues with the tratction tired wheels. Upon a closer look it was obvious the rubber band was to thick and lifting the flange high enough for frequent derails. I was able to sand down, with a dremal, the tire down to the height of the flange. Problem solved!!