> Sam Evans wrote: > >>The method I was given in instructions for fitting a new piston and >>glanded rear cover to an existing cylinder was thus. >> >>Remove cylinders from loco. >> >>Grip the cylinder port face block in a vice. Do not grip the cylinder >>barrel as you will stand a good chance of distorting it. >> >>Tap the end of the piston rod smartly with a small hammer. This will >>remove the blank cylinder cover.
Depending on how far the the little end cap is drilled and if the gland nut is threaded deep enough to get clearance that might work...on one of my cylinders it just drove the little brass end further on the piston rod...then it just bottomed on the gland nut and scratched my cylinder block as I continued. When I finally got the assembly fixed and going back together...the hammering on of the brass rod end had flared the hole so that the darn end kept coming off...tried locktite, JB Weld,running some solder and redrilling to fix it...finally had to cross drill it and put in a 1mm pin. That is why from then on I twist the little end off first...also watch when you tap it back on...just enough to hold ...if you drive it on too far on rotation of the wheels the end cap will bind on the gland nut...you can imagine how I found that out...to stop it bottoming I even filed the gland nut to get clearance...if you can mess up IP cylinders I have found every conceivable way... Just for fun I will attach my latest powered by an IP cylinder...a scale deWinton in 16mm scale on "O" gauge track...yet to build the water tank which will cover the flywheel and yet to put on the scale safetys. ...Tony -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: DeWintonwebsize1.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 67421 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://postfix.45mm.com/pipermail/sslivesteam/attachments/20051026/d8f6b3e3/DeWintonwebsize1.jpg _______________________________________________ SSLiveSteam mailing list Send messages: [email protected] Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html
