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Got my Kadee's in the mail

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    January 2006
  • From: Manitou, Okla
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Got my Kadee's in the mail
Posted by mikesmowers on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 4:52 PM
  Just got through installing the long Kadee #5's in my new BN P2K's. I have had the locos for a couple of weeks now and they do run great (except downhill) and now I can double head them without them comming un-coupled, that just takes the fun out of the trains when they come un-coupled or derail all the time.   Thanks again for all your help on this matter.
     All I have to do now is to figure where to add the shims to take the slack out of the worm gear.     Mike

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  • From: Pacific Northwest
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Posted by Don Gibson on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 6:22 PM
'Shims' = thin metal washers added to the worm geartrain to shorten / eliminate excessive 'play'.
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Posted by metalfrog on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 10:49 PM
can't recall the thrust washers part number.bought mine long ago from a dealer at a train show.athearn makes them and possibly other's mfg's make something similiar.had to use mine in a lot of the blue box athearn loco's.terry...........

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