Yeah, 2 out of the 3 trains I pulled out for this year's display needed a good cleaning, oil, & grease, but those old meat grinders quieted right down & are currently whipping around the layout. They'l tell you when they need some attention, all you have to do is listen & watch how they go. Noticeable improvement all the way around once it was all done. I can't complain, they're old, they get rotated out for Xmas every few years so they don't run much inbetween times. Everything needs some TLC at 1st, & then you're good for a while. I'd rather work the bugs out now than on Xmas Eve...One quick tip, I wore a "gripper" style 3/4 dip glove on my left hand to hold the track sections without ripping apart my fingers on all that sharp metal while man handling the rail & ties & I did the fine work with the other hand & it helped keep me from getting all sliced up & it kept that goop I mentioned earlier from getting all over my hands.
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