Is there a way to adjust the shoe spring 6TC-12 without removing it from the collector frame? I think I need more "spring" in my "spring" to make better contact. I did clean off both ends and the contact points.
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See the Lionel ST-302 Spring Adjustment Tool. Description is included.
Thanks. Looks like I tool I should be able to make myself. Reminds me of the old walnut picking tools used long ago.
But your walnut picking tool wouldn't have the small slots that are on the ends of the Lionel tool. They are needed so you can "capture" the leaf spring, twist slightly, and reapply the proper tension. The slots and angles are hard to see in the above picture.
John, thanks for your reply. The "springs" I think I need to adjust are not connected to the roller arms but are the two small copper strips. That's all.
