there was an article years ago in CTT that shows how to make a wheel puller from a battery terminal puller available at any auto parts store.
Dave
It's a TOY, A child's PLAYTHING!!! (Woody from Toy Story)
A wheel puller for '0' gauge wheels can be purchased, or has been suggested, modified from an automobile battery terminal puller. Some filing/grinding will need to be done to get it to fit properly.
Wheel cups in a rivet/wheel press are used to properly press on and quarter the wheels. Other methods have been devised by those that do not wish to purchase an expensive tool for a one time job.
Larry
I love seeing the younger generation involved in the hobby. I know the lack of respect some folks get the younger modelers. I once attended a show and asked the folks running the huge hi rail layout if I could run my engine so I could take some pics of it on a nice big layout. I got the "sure ok" along with the rolling of his eyes. When I returned and unboxed a reissue NYC scale hudson, fitted with TMCC and Railsounds 2.5, the jaws dropped. Guess a 15yr old wasnt supposed to own one of the best engines on the market at that time. This is pre MTH going nuts with scale engines. Getting that engine took me a whole years worth of shop credit I earned fixing trains. My 2 cents is leave the E unit with its buzz. That sound, along with the smell of the electric motor running and the smoke smell are all part of the Lionel experience IMHO. I would never give up the coffee grinder sound of my early 2333 F3's, along with the ozone and hot oil smell, it screams post war Lionel. Cheers Mike
Silly NT's, I have Asperger's Syndrome
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