Where can I find a good thread on improving the performance of locomotives

yellow_cad Dec 14, 2017

  1. yellow_cad

    yellow_cad TrainBoard Member

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    I tried the search to no avail. Where can I find this?
     
  2. wvgca

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    common to all is good fresh lube, correct type in correct areas in correct amounts ..
    all brands have their own specific problem areas
     
  3. yellow_cad

    yellow_cad TrainBoard Member

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    Where do they want what lube?
     
  4. LA Metro

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    Someone on another forum once drew up an excellent annotated photo, but I can't seem to find it at the moment. Mike Fifer's videos are always helpful (though, N-scale specific), so at least I can provide a link to his video here. As far as I can recall, here are the main bullet points:

    • DO NOT lubricate truck gears. These gears are made of Delrin plastic and never need lubrication.
    • DO lubricate gear shafts at bearing blocks (small, cube-shaped black pieces of plastic).
    • DO lube the motor spindle at each end.
    • DO buy a tube of Labelle 108 lightweight hobby lubricant, which is plastics-safe.

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    Last edited: Dec 14, 2017
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