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Lionel 671 St Turbine troubles.

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Posted by jsonova99 on Friday, December 2, 2011 12:22 PM

Just replaced the brushes this morning, no improvement.  It's an eBay engine that I really got a good price on, very good cosmetics and came with a Pennsy 2046 tender.  It has the more modern style motor that the 681 has.  May be a 671 RR, but the box didn't say that (assuming it is the original box for this particular engine).  Doesn't have much wear on the rollers so it may not have seen a lot if use over it's life.  

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Posted by RockIsland52 on Friday, December 2, 2011 12:10 PM

js.........fear not, have patience, someone with more experience than I will jump in and help you here.

When is the last time you checked or replaced  the motor brushes?  Does your 671 have a lot of hours/miles on it?

Jack

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Posted by jsonova99 on Friday, December 2, 2011 11:44 AM

My 671 is doing something similar.  Very jerky and makes kind of a grinding noise.  With motor removed, wheels turn freely and so does armature on the motor.  Also, checked the puffer and it is not binding at all and neither are the drive rods.  Train has been completely cleaned with all old grease removed and fresh grease applied.  Seemed to be running good at first, especially before I disassembled and cleaned.  Also seems like this problem has gotten worse from the last time I tried troubleshooting it.  Anyway, with the motor in place I can not turn the wheels, however I can turn the armature and the everything moves freely.  My axle does have some slop.

Can somebody post a pic of the fix they put together for the axle slop?  My guess is that this is a good place to start.

One other thing, I did run the motor by itself grounded to the side of the chassis (may not have been a great ground)  Seemed to run pretty good although it did make a slight noise intermittently, This may very well have been my very crude grounding though not making a good circuit.

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Posted by jwse30 on Sunday, May 15, 2011 7:39 AM

Nice video Kevin.  I really like the soundtrack.

 

J White

 

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Posted by tenderbender on Sunday, May 15, 2011 2:04 AM

just got my new/old turbine running, weirdest  thing, received it 3 weeks ago and it wouldnt run, every time i applied power it would short out my transformer, took it apart cleaned and oiled it and it still wouldnt run, just short out the transformer, fast forward a week later and i decide to work on it again, apply power and whammo, a perfectly running engine, no idea what i did lol, but i will not question it ,cheers

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Posted by Kevin McSheridan on Thursday, March 17, 2011 2:05 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJQclLqr5bc

A link to the finished Turbine.

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Posted by Kevin McSheridan on Thursday, March 17, 2011 1:58 PM

I oiled all points in as outlined in the Manual and did clean out the 60 year old grease from the grease pit near the worm gear and axle. i manufactured shims to fill the play on either side of the axle gear to remedy the side to side play,and also had to shim the motor,Where it mounts to the chassis(it seems that the motor housing was slightly banana shaped due to age causing a rocking motion)I shimmed up the rear of the housing and this action allowed the worm drive to mesh with the Axle gear. I am very pleased with the way this Turbine is running,this is a very nice engine ....NOW!!

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Posted by servoguy on Thursday, March 17, 2011 2:03 AM

Kevin, you didn't say so, but I assume you lubed everything when you had the loco apart.  I always suggest people use 5W-20 motor oil rather than grease as the motor oil won't get gummy and have to be cleaned out in 20 years.

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Posted by LL675 on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 4:15 PM

welcome to the site! the 671 (and all the postwar steamers are pretty easy to fix. lots of good info here. My Turbine had the side to side wheel ovement, so I pulled the drivers off, and used some small washers. a touch of super glue holds the drivers in place of needed, and will still pull off if needed.

Dave

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Posted by Kevin McSheridan on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 6:10 PM

sir james I

an old fix for too much side to side is to find or make a C clip and snap it on the axle between the wheel and the frame to remove the side to side play.

Thanks Sir James for all the info.

I posted a video of the finished result. The link below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJQclLqr5bc

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Posted by sir james I on Sunday, March 13, 2011 3:27 PM

an old fix for too much side to side is to find or make a C clip and snap it on the axle between the wheel and the frame to remove the side to side play.

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Posted by Kevin McSheridan on Sunday, March 13, 2011 1:34 PM

can i post photos here. And if so....How?

 

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Posted by Kevin McSheridan on Sunday, March 13, 2011 11:42 AM
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Posted by Kevin McSheridan on Sunday, March 13, 2011 11:41 AM

photo.php?fbid=196733843680918&set=a.196732867014349.43865.100000329100287

 

 

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=196733850347584&set=a.196732867014349.43865.100000329100287

 

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=196733840347585&set=a.196732867014349.43865.100000329100287

 

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Posted by Kevin McSheridan on Sunday, March 13, 2011 10:59 AM

I have removed the body and grease plate cover it all has been cleaned.

The brass axle gear does not appear to be misshapen or mushroomed but without a point of referance it is hard to say

I have noticed the axles move up to an 1/8 inch in either direction...leaving the axle gear un-centered of the worm drive.

Is this normal??motor runs great  when power applied wheels spin freely when worm drive is away from axle gear.

Argh!!

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Posted by sir james I on Sunday, March 13, 2011 10:39 AM

Take the body off, remove the square metal plate at the base of the motor and inspect the gear. I would not run it till the problem is found as more damage could be done. Remove the old dry grease and redo.

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Lionel 671 St Turbine troubles.
Posted by Kevin McSheridan on Sunday, March 13, 2011 10:18 AM

Hello,i am a first time poster.

I will preface this by saying thanks for all the info that i am going to be receiving.

My trouble is , i purchased a Lionel 671 and 671w and it is in visually great shape.

But when power is applied it want's to bind up with an irritating Grinding sound and i can them firmly push the train and it will engage and go for a ride. It does it in both directions.

I have checked to see that nothing was loose inside and it all seems good... Just to let you know my theory is the worm gear is fling the axle to one side or another and causing the binding...But that theary sounds to easy and the remedy seems Far from easy.

I will  hate to give up  on this loco but i have limited knowledge on Repair.

Thanks again for any info.

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