My little experience with tinplate motors is mostly Marx, but a friend gave me his childhood Lionel 1062. It ran, but needed oil badly.
To get to the motor's oil-wick, I had to use a hammer and nail to tap out the long pin that holds the body on the motor/chassis.
Now the wheels and gears are locked up solid. Tapping out the body-pin had somehow also moved the axis pin for the small reduction-gear inward, apparently blocking the armature or commutator. Its end had been flush with the chassis's surface, but now I can see it down in the hole.
- Anybody have any tips for getting it back where it belongs?
- Failing that, what's the safest way of pulling the drivers (without a wheel puller) and getting inside the motor casing to drive the axis pin back through to the outside?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'd hate to have to trash the loco; it, and the rest of the set, are in beautiful condition. Not to mention the sentimental value.
-- D
