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Reply to "How difficult is it to convert trucks to use roller bearings?"

Before I went this far I would try some light oil on the axle ends.  In over 45 years in O Scale 2 rail I have never had to convert freight car trucks with ball bearings to get them to roll smoothly.  If you attempt to install bearings I hope you have a good drill press in your shop.

Ball bearings may make some sense on models used on a commercial model railroad that see many hour of running time, otherwise proper lubrication should be a sufficient way to get your cars rolling better.

Just my two cents worth.

Joe

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