Hello everyone,
I have been reading the forum for a long time and finally subscribed to the magazine and the forum. There is an unbelievable wealth of knowledge here.
My wife an I got re-introduced to the hobby five years ago when our parents passed away and the trains we had as kids came out of storage and into our house. When things settled down and we started unpacking the trains, my wife got interested in running them. A few weeks later, she finds an original Lionel 252 with matching passenger cars in the original box on Craig’s List for cheap. A few train shows later, she buys a Lionel 150 engine. (I was not really into prewar at the time). Then we discover York…..
Long story short, we now have four or five 150’s, a 152, a 154 and matching cars for all of them.
Which brings me to the reason for this post…..
At the fall meet in York, we picked up a partially restored Lionel 154. The paint looks great, but the inside needs help.
I’ll need to replace all of the wires. Testing with a multimeter shows the armature is shot.
Here is where I need advice.
It appears to me that in order to remove the armature, the tiny gear on the armature shaft needs to come off. Is there a tiny gear puller out there somewhere? How do you re-assemble it after it is rewound?
Lastly, it appears that the wheels must be removed to open the motor frame and get access to the Bakelite plate underneath for soldering. There are also four long “rivets” that hold the motor together. Dis-assembly is not a problem, but how does one replace these long “rivets”?
I’m sure someone has done this before without all of the fancy Lionel riveting tools and wheel presses.
I stopped by the PE Design booth at the last York show and seen the wheel pullers. I haven’t seen the re-assembly tools.
Any advice would sure be appreciated.
(I have a 150 in the same condition)
Thanks,
Dave
