i have used a small flat block of wood to press the wheels on,,it works good and gives you a even pressure so the whell goes on straight,,,like a 2x2 half inch plywood,,,, ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 8:22 AM Subject: [S-Trains] Diesel pullmore wheel replacement
> I just got done installing two replacement diesel pullmore wheels on > my New Haven 499. This are the new vulcanized replacement wheels > that just came out. The rubber is molded onto the wheel like the > original (rather than a grooved wheel with a rubber band). The > wheels are made of steel and were manufactured by Neil Trump. I > bought mine from Doug Peck and understand Joe Haenn may also sell > them). > > Anyway, the wheels are well made and run nice in operation. It > solved my problem in which the original wheels became out of round > and caused my locomotive to wobble. It now runs smooth & pulls much > better. > > Installation - I removed the old wheels using a modified battery > cable puller as described in Tom Barkers repair manual. The plastic > insulating bushings from the old wheels are reused with the new > wheels. I did have a problem pressing the wheels back on straight. > My first try was to use a C-clamp to press them on. One wheel was > was crooked and I had to remove it. For my second try, I used a > drill press vise. The alignment is still not perfect, but is > acceptable. If someone has a better method for pressing wheels on > straight, I'd appreciate a post. > > John Gasal > > > > > S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com > All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
