Hey Guys!
The other day I attended a swap meet and picked up some great cars in the bargain bin. One of my favorite parts of this hobby is to rebuild old freight cars.
Well, I went about swapping out the plasic wheels for metal, and painting the trucks, and then adjusting the coupler height. Now ive done this before and first couple cars came out great. If it were a little low on one side, I would add a shimm below the truck screw and usually that would solve the problem. Well, ive come across one that just wont mesure up...it will take more than six shims to get the height right and that really wont work....the car will be high centered and plus the screw wont have much bite to keep the truck in place.
Are there any more way to raise a car besides putting shims between the truck and the car? Ive consulted the archives and couldnt find quite what I was lookin for.
Thanks guys.
TJ
The other day I attended a swap meet and picked up some great cars in the bargain bin. One of my favorite parts of this hobby is to rebuild old freight cars.
Well, I went about swapping out the plasic wheels for metal, and painting the trucks, and then adjusting the coupler height. Now ive done this before and first couple cars came out great. If it were a little low on one side, I would add a shimm below the truck screw and usually that would solve the problem. Well, ive come across one that just wont mesure up...it will take more than six shims to get the height right and that really wont work....the car will be high centered and plus the screw wont have much bite to keep the truck in place.
Are there any more way to raise a car besides putting shims between the truck and the car? Ive consulted the archives and couldnt find quite what I was lookin for.
Thanks guys.
TJ