Finishing off a 5" Gauge Simplex Loco

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Stilldrillin:
Stew.

So sorry to hear of your frustrations.

It's very disappointing, to discover what just shouldn't be....

But! ...... You know it makes sense........

You'll be happier, in the end. Knowing you've made a much superior assembly.

Been there.... I keep on going there! I'm funny like that! :loco:

David D

NickG:
Stew,

Sorry to hear about the Simplex, you're right about there being two types of locos - seen that myself many a time.

I agree with David, just take your time on it, there's no rush. I bet your Mabel would run better seeing the care and attention you've put into that ... but being small they will be a bugger to steam. You'll get there and the result will be worth it.

Nick

ps did you get my PM? :poke:

sbwhart:
Nick yes I did

I thought I'd replied any way the answer is yes I'll be arround and look forward to seeing you. had lawrence Mac and his lad over yesterday to play with the engines and to eyeball my set up.

Thanks for the support Dave

Stew

sbwhart:
Thanks for your input and interest Guys

One of the things that I've been strugling with, is just how good do these things have to be, I know that for the thing to go round corners and for the axles to go up and down and for the thing to stay on the track you need some slack in the system but no one can tell you how much

Time to get a grip of the situation and get the bloody thing sorted

Up bright and early on in the shop after a bit of a rummage in the old stash i found the cast iron that a Guy gave me some time ago , a quick measure and whoopee I have enough for the axle boxes.

Next a rummage for some steel to make a puller and cam up with this bit of garage door

Saw it in half then stick a 3/4" through the midle and a couple of 10mm clearance holes at each end, cut through into the 3/4" hole so that it makes a yolk to slip round the axle. Drill and tap the middle of the other peice M10 two more 10mm holes at the end to match with the first peice.

So you've got this

I was telling one of the Guys at the club about my problems and he said the way to heat the wheel up to deactivate the loctite was do it nice and gently with a paint striiping heat gun:- so zapped one of the wheel for about 10 min to get it nice and hot then using leather gardening gloves assemble it to the puller.

Tighten the centre bolt up to give it a gentle squees and slowly she came off.

Repeat with the other axles and the jobs a good one.

This allowed the removal of the crap axle boxes, you can see one of their problems her as they were too narrow and the guys had bushed them with phos bronze bearing there wasn't enough meat to take them and the hole broke through the side. :facepalm:

One wheel is pinned to the axle you can see the pin at the 5 oclock position on the left hand wheel axle.

The next big decision is do I drill out the pin and make new axles, or do a leiv them and make the bearing bushes to fit.

Stew

NickG:
Nice 1 getting the wheels off Stew, now you can sort it properly.

I am supposed to be finished around 12:30 so I'll give you a ring then (still got your number and address from last time) to see if it's still convenient!

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