Hi ,
just in the process of building a layout but thinking ahead, I have a large selection of engines that are new & never run, second hand and old ones from my childhood. They have all been in storage for a while, some are 30 years old.
I would like to service them and run them in as required, to that end which rolling road would you recommend?
Nearly all are Hornby and I will endeavour to find service sheets if they are not with the engines in the boxes. Is there a good website to find these sheets? What other tools & lubricants would you recommend?
All advice gratefully received.
Rolling Road and Servicing
Re: Rolling Road and Servicing
Service sheets are available here: Hornby Railways Collectors Guide.
Link to the page with all the service sheets on.
With regard to tools, a good set of jeweler's screwdrivers, some specialist model oil - such as those produced by Woodland Scenic - do not use 3 in 1 oil. Keep all small parts (and large parts too) in a tray/box when you disassemble the loco. You may need to remove old dried up oil from gears etc. before replacing it. Once you have oiled and cleaned the locos, run them in without a load, the rolling road would be ideal for this. You could also just set up a temporary loop of track and run them round on that.
Hope this helps.
Link to the page with all the service sheets on.
With regard to tools, a good set of jeweler's screwdrivers, some specialist model oil - such as those produced by Woodland Scenic - do not use 3 in 1 oil. Keep all small parts (and large parts too) in a tray/box when you disassemble the loco. You may need to remove old dried up oil from gears etc. before replacing it. Once you have oiled and cleaned the locos, run them in without a load, the rolling road would be ideal for this. You could also just set up a temporary loop of track and run them round on that.
Hope this helps.
Re: Rolling Road and Servicing
Thank you. Is there a particular rolling road you would recommend or are the all much the same? Obviously some locos have lots of axles, so the rolling road would need to accommodate. Is there an advantage to the rolling road as opposed to running around a loop for 60 mins, with no load?
I read a review today of the PECO 'Loco servicing Kit PL-71'. It looks a good piece of kit. I already have screwdrivers, tray etc but I was interested in the type of oil, so cheers, again.
I read a review today of the PECO 'Loco servicing Kit PL-71'. It looks a good piece of kit. I already have screwdrivers, tray etc but I was interested in the type of oil, so cheers, again.
Re: Rolling Road and Servicing
Sorry, can't help you there as I don't have one myself. Someone else may be able to recommend one though.Trevor wrote:Is there a particular rolling road you would recommend or are the all much the same?.
Re: Rolling Road and Servicing
I have a DCC Concepts active roller set which seems OK.
My trains were packed away for nearly 20 years and when they came out again, virtually all of them worked fine. I just put a few drops of plastic compatible oil on the moving parts, ran them for a few minutes on a their own to check things and that was that. I didn't need to run them in again and so didn't need a rolling road. One or two locos that were a bit stiff needed some of the old oil/grease removed and some of the traction tyres needed to be replaced, but was it.
The rolling road was, however, useful when upgrading wheelsets on some of the older locos to check quartering.
My trains were packed away for nearly 20 years and when they came out again, virtually all of them worked fine. I just put a few drops of plastic compatible oil on the moving parts, ran them for a few minutes on a their own to check things and that was that. I didn't need to run them in again and so didn't need a rolling road. One or two locos that were a bit stiff needed some of the old oil/grease removed and some of the traction tyres needed to be replaced, but was it.
The rolling road was, however, useful when upgrading wheelsets on some of the older locos to check quartering.
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i opted for the Hornby one as its a complete unit with moveable rollers on it.
really pleased with it - works brilliantly and feels good quality
really pleased with it - works brilliantly and feels good quality
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Cheers Gents. After setting up a basic track i have just been letting the trains loop around that. The new/new-ish ones have been fine. Some of the old ones are in serious need of help! One has a broken commutator, others are squelling like a pig!
Downloaded a few service sheets from http://www.hornbyguide.com/service_sheet_menu.asp so will take a look at them later.
Downloaded a few service sheets from http://www.hornbyguide.com/service_sheet_menu.asp so will take a look at them later.