I had a little time to check out my RDS-5 last night. Knock on keyboard, it still is running good! I checked all those little shafts(6-8 of them) plus the axle holes and everything seemed to be doing fine. If you guys check out your models, open the split casting and see if can remove the axle assemblies. On my RS-3 they wouldn't come out without prying with a screw driver. The little short shafts seemed to be okay, but if the wheels don't move you will eventually crack all the nylon gears and you can ask Jack Troxell about that. Like I mentioned yesterday, a few swipes with a file open the axle bearing enough for them to slip in and out, although I suspect things will continue to degrade.
Bob Werre raisinone wrote: > Bob/ Simon/ et al... > > If you make any progress on this, please keep the group informed. I > have an ALCO Models RS2 that suffers from the same problems. It is > sleeping quietly in its box (painted in NYC Lightning Stripes!) > waiting for a fix. I thought about adapting the AM RS drive, but > prefer the original's detail and truck sideframes... > > Jim K. > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, > Simon Parent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Bob, > > > > Forward this information to Fred at NWSL... > > > > Simon > > > > At 03:20 PM 12/19/2006, Bob Werre wrote: > > > > >Friends, > > >I don't know how many of you folks have some of the original Alco > > >Models models of Alcos-- <skip> However, one of our local > members, Bill Green who had two different styles painted for the > ATSF noticed problems several years ago. He noticed the truck/ > gearbox castings were starting to distort eventually jamming the > whole mechanism. etc. > > > > >Bob Werre > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
