Hey Bud: good suggestion about the nuts. I would love a copy of the instructions. Can you scan and send or need a snail mail address? Gotta to spread my collection of truck components out on a tray to see what I got and what I don't. Probably have more questions then. Discovered a pair of diesel loco sideframes in the mix. More on that as the investigation continues. cheers Alex Binkley
> To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 03:49:13 +0000 > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: metal passenger car trucks > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
