Bob... Probably most important is determining if the lead truck is centered (front to back) between the cylinders. I had to adjust that position on two of my three GS-4's. Ajin "milled" a slot in a piece of brass stock into which inserts the vertical mounting screw. If the slot is off-center, the truck will not swing properly on a curve and the wheels will hit the front or back inside of the cylinders. These pieces appear to be hand-made inserts for the lead truck centers and my experience is that no two were the alike. Likewise for how much swing there is left to right. I've had to drill out two of the three to make them work. Otherwise the lead trucks will "rise" and the derail on entering a curve...even 48" radius.
Bob Hogan --- In [email protected], Bob Werre <b...@...> wrote: > > Graham, > > I've been told that if you have the pilot truck pivoting from a long > 'tongue' that is fastened back near the lead driver it is better than > where it is now--kinda AF style! Actually it's similar to the typical 2 > wheel pilot also. Has anybody done that--it can be major surgery so I > haven't ventured into it without some success storys? > > Bob Werre > BobWphoto.com > > > > > Graham Henry wrote: > > > > > > > Barney Daehler altered the pivot point on the front truck of > > my GS 4 when he was fixing other problems. I remember him commenting > > about it. > > -- > > Pacific Electric > > Ride the Big Red Cars > > Take the Catalina Special > > To San Pedro > > Take the Ferry to Catalina > > > > _ > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
