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Metal Wheelsets vs Plastic Wheelsets
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I've now done as suggested by Walthers and added some grease to the bearings on my Pullman sleeper. I used a tiny blob of "Vaseline" (petroleum jelly) in each bearing, this also seems to help with electrical conductivity - at least, It's used on vehicle battery terminals for this reason. I found an immediate improvement in free-running - The car will now run far further if given a "shove" along the track than before, it's also stopped the squeaking noises! I'm not sure how much difference it has made to the pickups, they seem pretty much unchanged. I'd not read Don's advice about using Kadee graphite lube when I did this - I'll give that a try on my Walthers bilevels (these use the same basic truck design). Thanks for the tip!
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