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Trying to Fine Tune Lifelike E Unit Trucks
Trying to Fine Tune Lifelike E Unit Trucks
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RedGrey62
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From: Nebraska
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Trying to Fine Tune Lifelike E Unit Trucks
Posted by
RedGrey62
on Saturday, April 23, 2005 11:52 PM
I have a couple of Lifelike E units and the trucks keep wandering off the track. They don't derail, usually the lead wheels are off until they get to a switch, then derail. They are being run on a club layout with large curves. It appears that the center axle on each truck is acting as a pivot allowing the trucks to rock and climb off the rails.
Anyone have advice on how to fine tune them so they will track properly?
Rick Keil
Ft Campbell, KY
"...Mother Nature will always punish the incompetent and uninformed." Bill Barney from Thor's Legions
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Sunday, April 24, 2005 1:21 AM
It sounds like the middle wheels are rigid mounted in the truck. Each wheel set in the truck should have up and down movement. If the middle wheel set does not have that flexibility then you may have to diassemble the truck to determine cause.
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jsoderq
Member since
September 2002
From: Saginaw River
948 posts
Posted by
jsoderq
on Sunday, April 24, 2005 6:22 AM
If these are the trucks with the loose bearing inserts, you have one or more upside down or stuck in the frame
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Anonymous
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Sunday, April 24, 2005 6:57 PM
I have had the same thing with my E units
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Anonymous
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Sunday, April 24, 2005 11:42 PM
The bogies are compensated. I, too, would check for stuck bearing boxes (on the side frames). Lubricate with talc. Makes it smell nice, too!
Check also that nothing is fouling the bogie.
Cheers
Allan Lees
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