Engine Froze

You would be better served over on this forum:

https://ogrforum.com/f...el-tmcc-and-legacy-1

 

Dave

It's not supposed to be DCC though? Is that still okay?

kelby,

 

You're right that it is a conventional engine.

 

First thing I would check is to see if something is jammed in the gear train. Could be anything from a loose traction tire, to a piece of ballast, or a small screw, etc.

 

Best way to check would be to remove the shell and separate the motor from the truck. See if you can turn the wheels by hand and look for an obstruction.

 

Jim

 

Thanks for the quick reply, should the wheels turn without too much force without taking it apart? My old engines wheel will turn pretty easily.  I'm not with it today so I don't have a chance to take it apart today.

If it has rubber traction tires, check to see if they might be binding against the truck frame of the metal brake shoes.  I had this happen with a factory fresh Lionel Legacy F3.

No. The wheels will not turn on this engine. It has a different style/gearing worm than your older engines. The only way to check for foreign matter is to remove the motor from the truck, unless you are extremely lucky and the foreign object is in view on the underside of the gearing.

 

Jim

Check the gearing, engines with magnitraction tend to pick up pins and such that some times jam things up. If the problem is not obvious perhaps you should bring it back to the store. Good luck.

Gregg is right on with that.  I get many engines that are bound up because of bad (oversized) tires.  If that is your issue, cut them off and the correct fix is to put MTH tires on.

Yep, my Lionel WP F3 w/ Legacy had that same problem.

Alright guys well thanks for all your help so far.  I will try everyone's suggestions tomorrow when I get a chance.  And will let yall know what happens.

Have the gears been cleaned?

 

Has new lubricant been put on the gears?

 

 

Andrew

I got it fixed! I took the top off and moved the motor by hand and found a tiny piece of plastic in the gears.  Thanks so much for everyone's help! It's looking good in front of my coal cars.

Kelby

You're welcome, Kelby.

 

Happy railroading!

 

Jim