Ed, My original 5 or 6 pair of those trucks have held up well over the years.
One thing above and beyond the instructions was to roughen up the 2-56 hex nut
and after acc'ing to the sideframe I built a heavy fillet of epoxy steel filler
all around the nut. The roughing of the surface created more grab.
Alex, If these are indeed what you have, I still have the instructions if you
need a copy.
Bud Rindfleisch
--- In [email protected], "Ed" wrote:
>
> Hi Alex....
>
> What you might have is the infamous LOIZEAUX PASSENGER TRUCK made way back in
> the 1970s sometime. If there is a nut in the parts envelope, you should glue
> the nut to the inside of the sideframe casting and then use the enclosed
> screw to attach the bolster to the sideframe. If the screw is not tightened
> too much, the sideframe will swivel and you will have full equalization.
> Miller wheelsets were included with maroon plastic over the axles and, I
> think, brass wheels. The springs are Kadee springs (O gauge?) and the brake
> cylinder is an unauthorized copy of an HO tender brake cylinder. Ya gotta do
> wha'cha gotta do back in the olde daze, y'know. Should be brass eyelets
> included to be pressed into the sideframe hole. The white metal sideframes
> are unauthorized copies of the Enhorning passenger trucks with some details
> removed and other details added. Way back then, I sold over 400 pair of
> those trucks. When assembled properly, they roll very nicely. They did come
> with instructions at the time. Maybe someone else on the list has
> instructions. Another piece of history surfaces.....
>
> Cheers...Ed Loizeaux
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