Yes, I have. Here's how: Assemble the Kadee 802 or 808 couplers and glue the boxes shut. (Or use the assembled SHS Kadee clones.) Now turn the car upside down and use a hand-held #60 drill bit to drill the plastic pilot hole down to the steel plate that's sandwiched between the plastic underframe and the wood floor. Then, using the shorter screws included in the Kadee envelope, screw the coupler box in place. Use firm pressure and do not over-tighten or you will strip the screw hole. If the coupler box is still loose, that�s OK.
Now, using the end of a piece of wire as an applicator, apply a drop of ACC (super glue) to the juncture of the coupler-box lid and the car�s underfloor. Do this on both sides of the coupler box. Set the car aside for about 15 minutes to give the ACC time to set up. You will not want to rely on the screw alone to hold the box in place � if you do, the box will pull off the car. Note: Solvent-type cements will not adhere to the painted car bottom inless you scrape and sand or file away the paint. If you're up for that, then solvent is the way to go. ===================== John Gibson wrote: > Just received two of the Puget Sound Convention cars and they are > really sharp looking cars. However, I need to remove the "claw" and > get my S-Helper #001295 couplers installed. Has anybody installed > SHS/Kadee couplers on one of these cars yet? How did ya do it? Change your membership, change your message settings, use our CALENDAR, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
