@Canes RR posted:Hey guys...still struggling a bit with a couple of switches...we have 2 left hand switches where our MTH Norfolk Southern locomotive still gets stuck going thru the switches...I identified the issue but not sure what to do...the front wheel truck goes thru smoothly but when the rear wheel truck gets in there the rear pickup roller drops down in the gap shown in the photo and gets stuck...usually it powers thru it but makes a horrible noise and jumps around...I've played around with making sure the switches are level, etc. and sometimes seems to help but then after a few runs thru starts doing it again...this doesn't seem to happen with other locos and doesn't happen on any of the other switches on the layout (left or right). Anyone else ever have this problem...any ideas how to fix it?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
MTH rail length tolerances are NOT overly tight, in my experience. The center rail length on your two problem switches may be a tad shorter than the rest of your switches. If they are, a fix per Richie C. may just be the ticket you're looking for.
You may wish to carefully inspect the rear truck roller assembly on your NS loco and make sure it hasn't been bent over slightly due to fouling this switch area previously. If it is, then carefully bend it back to its proper center position, and see if that doesn't fix it.
