Thanks Pete!
DONE...It did take longer to remove everything than I had planned, had to remove the shaft ends from each axle housing on the front truck.
Running fine (in my rush I forgot to take a decibel reading 
) and pulling 2 Weaver Pullman-Bradley coaches (old file photo):
It's quieter and runs better in both slow and fast speeds.
If I have a pair of wheels I can use instead of the Weaver wheels w/housing I'll swap them out. No need having that housing rumbling around underneath either, should cut down on the noise even more.
