I just bought a second hand Bachmann 2-8-0, got it home and tried it out. Moved about 3 inches and stopped. I could back it up about the same and it stopped.
There is some binding in the gear/wheels. I removed the bottom cover and checked the wheels. The back one (the one with the gear on it) the axle does not hold the wheels solid and the next one forward is the same. I think that the wheel axle is supposed to be fixed. Is this right?
Should I remove the wheels and glue them solid? If so how is the alignment between them done? Can someone send me a picture of how the drive linkage is supposed to work? I check Bachmann web site, but could find nothing that shows how it work.
Is this going to be to hard to fix? Should I give up and send it back to Bachmann as they will fix it for $15.00?
Kent
There is some binding in the gear/wheels. I removed the bottom cover and checked the wheels. The back one (the one with the gear on it) the axle does not hold the wheels solid and the next one forward is the same. I think that the wheel axle is supposed to be fixed. Is this right?
Should I remove the wheels and glue them solid? If so how is the alignment between them done? Can someone send me a picture of how the drive linkage is supposed to work? I check Bachmann web site, but could find nothing that shows how it work.
Is this going to be to hard to fix? Should I give up and send it back to Bachmann as they will fix it for $15.00?
Kent