How do I Take power truck from motor and flywheel? Thanks Joe
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Take the one screw out of the bottom of the truck and remove the motor.
Does anyone know where to get the power trucks? Bachmann are out.
What is binding the gears? With motor out does it rotate. Many times a simple piece of grit, ballast, even Styrofoam in between tightly meshed gears will lock them up. G
I tried WD 40 and it doesnt turn so easy. I worked it for over an hour and still the same.
Perhaps the axle or the stud the gear(s) ride on has slightly bent somehow or gear is out of round or center hole is slightly off center.
Obvious I know, but might be worth checking.
Remove the cab by taking off all the screws around the metal frame at the bottom. Remove the motor screw from below as John has suggested. Look for dirt, debris, and rotate the motor shaft and the wheels on the trucks by hand to see if they are free or if anything is binding. Its a very simple drive mechanism that you will be working on and it should be easy to pinpoint an fix the problem.
I recently had an issue like this with a Williams PA that I had stored for several years without running. The grease had become like glue. I removed the truck and took off all of the sideframes, couplers, traction tires, etc. Soaked the assembly in mineral spirits overnight and rinsed with fresh spirits. After this it worked freely. I re-greased and all has been well for a couple of months.
Rolland
I'd remove the truck entirely and remove all anything like the sideframes, pickups, etc. Then I hose it down with solvent like brake cleaner and relube. If that doesn't fix it, something may be broken as mentioned. These really are very simple pieces, it should be fairly obvious if something wrong when you get it stripped down.
