Originally Posted by SJC:
My experience has not shown any issues with signal, etc. My sole issue with my LC+ Mikado (now gone, traded as a parts engine) was the side to side play in the drive axles was enough to push the screws holding the rods onto the drive wheels into the rods moving back and forth out of the cylinders.
Some plastic spacing washers solve this problem for me on several engines. It wasn't enough to cause that kind of issue, but one Legacy diesel has enough play that the gears almost disengaged, the spacers solved the issue.
I've had a couple of steamers where the side play was enough to create issues when installing a chuff switch and magnets, spacers did the trick there as well.
Yes, it would be nice if I didn't have to do that, but I did.
