harmonyards posted:shawn posted:PaperTRW posted:I've worked on several of these locomotives, and typically it's the oil that has turned to glue on this model -- the grease is usually fine.
The problem sounds like it could be the LCRU1. They're not the easiest to work on, due to some things being hardwired to the board.
If you're adventurous, I've documented how to pull and re-seat the processor on the board in another thread as one possible solution. But if you're not comfortable taking things apart, take it to a service tech.
TRW
Well, I beg to differ. I only collected about 10 of these units! Everyone of them had hardened grease like concrete. BY THE WAY! White lithium grease was used in the worm/motor gear pocket. You are simply wrong. The wheels and gear pinions may be oiled. Yes, I've seen cases where the oil on the gears got sticky!. On these loco's and vintage....it's concrete lithium grease. I needed a Dremel to remove. He may have also broken away some pieces of dried lithium grease freeing the wheels. But, it is still stuck in there like little pebbles. Unless, he stated the LCRU has a exploded component. I bet ya that's still alive ,too.
Agree 100% with Shawn, EVERY locomotive I’ve encountered from this time period that was not opened by someone had the grease so dried up I could have used a jack hammer to get it out........Pat
The best part is the engine shell is easy to take off on these units.
