Bob, As I've already said... the Walthers coupler is one that I was not aware of... one that slipped through the cracks... must have come out when I wasn't looking or was focusing on S, so my comment about all others being JUNK does not apply to them.
>From the photos of them that I've now seen, they appear to be a good choice >for S over all other AVAILABLE options and for two reasons... their larger >size AND the very small size of the draft gear boxes that come with the item # >920-6005. The short shank of this item will probably lead to clearance >problems on tight curves if used on diesels that have steps on their pilots, >so one might want to try to retrofit a longer-shanked coupler (item # >920-6000) into that gear box (if it will fit) for use on diesels. I am >curious about what method is used to re-center that # 920-6005 coupler... is >there a spring of some sort in that little gear box? As for reaming out the hole in the draft gear box... not necessary... just use a smaller screw and tap a new hole in the model. John Degnan [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: shabbona_rr To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 06:32 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} S-scale couplers I just uploaded three more photos of Walthers couplers, unassembled and then assembled and installed, starting with: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/1775582643/pic/665937085/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc I had to ream out the Short Shank coupler box so it would accept a #2 mounting screw, other than that they are no different than installing Kadee's, and, contrary to some perceptions, they are NOT junk! Bob Nicholson [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: [email protected] [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/
