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Mamod/mss wheels Repair or replace
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 2:53 pm
by Sir Clothem Cap
I have had to replace the wheels on two of my SL1 mamods due to them comming loose on the axles and ruining the timing of the quartering.
1, Is there any way of beefing up the connection between the wheels and axle that will prevent loose wheel syndrome?
2, Is there away to reset the loose wheels on the axles so I can reuse them?
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 5:56 pm
by Sir Clothem Cap
Keith&Joanna wrote:1: quartering relates to the orientation of the two drivers on the axle...which have to be at 90 degree separation. The quartering allows one cylinder to be in expansion, providing tractive effort, while the other cylinder is ready to receive steam from the injector
2: loctite ;)
Quartering on mamods is only about 45 degrees difference 90 would cause it to stall. Have a look at any mamod to see.
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 6:11 pm
by Sir haydn
my mamod is 90 degrees quartering
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 6:13 pm
by Narrow Minded
Mine are 90 degrees also
EDIT; RHS Leading.
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 7:34 pm
by DLRdan
All Mamods and MSS have the quartering 90 degrees apart, hence the name. If you have the wheels out it is possible to drill and pin the wheels to the axels.
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:23 pm
by Sir Clothem Cap
Whoops you are all right, I was mistaking 45 degrees for 90
drilling and pining the axles seems to be the way forward
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:15 pm
by Crackingjob
get new wheels and loctite the old ones and use on a truck
Crackingjob
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:06 pm
by Sir Clothem Cap
Good plan I'll do that!
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:55 pm
by DLRdan
Or you could always use them for a certain forum loco.....
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:07 pm
by Sir Clothem Cap
DLRdan wrote:Or you could always use them for a certain forum loco.....
Which loco would that be?