Hello Forumites. There is a current thread discussing a 2026 2-6-2 that has been restored. Not wanting to hijack that thread, I'd like to see what you all think about a couple questions that came to mind.
My 2026 used to sort of waddle from side to side as it went down the track. I recently had work done on it that entailed removing the wheels. Now it doesn't waddle, but pitches front to back, up and down like a teeter totter. I know the middle drivers are slightly larger than the ones at each end, so it's not really surprising, but I wonder why the change,
What I thought is maybe the side rods are quartered differently now; maybe before they were alternating like a real loco, and now they definitely are running together, that is, describing the same circle at the same time.
Which way should 2026 side rods be adjusted? Does anybody else have a 2026 that teeter totters? I much preferred the waddle. 
