Bob,
Have you frame-mounted the couplers?  Consisted SD60s with talgo mounted 
couplers don't play well with each other or with locos with frame-mounted 
couplers.  The loco last night was my first frame mount job and it tracked very 
well except over a questionable section of track.

Lionel's SD70 has only 1 sprung axle per truck - I think the leading and 
trailing axles.  It tracks well, too, however the center wheels rides a little 
high with tire not making contact with the rail head. 
Ben Trousdale 

--- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@...> wrote:
>
> Ben,  I can talk from experience in that sometimes a cracked gear is 
> almost impossible to see and maybe only apparent under actual usage.  
> You might just consider replacing the whole power truck to save further 
> frustration.
> 
> I've had a bit of a issue with mine tracking properly.  I test it on my 
> home layout but it normally runs on our modules.  Even with some 
> questionable track it seems to run at home very well.  However I 
> replaced the drive wheels with NWSL a couple of years ago.  The problem 
> is that it just runs off the track on our modules' curves and they're in 
> the 45" range and flat.  Reminds me of when I learned to roller skate 
> and the hunting to find a happy medium.  I have fooled with the springs 
> in the middle axle with some improvement; this is after I ran it for 
> awhile without the center axle with total success.
> 
> Bob Werre




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